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IndiGo employee, girlfriend caught at Kochi airport using fake ID: report

The accused have been handed over to the police for committing the offence of impersonation, the official said.

29 Oct 2019 12:18 PM

A 16-year-old PUBG game addict, who faked his own kidnapping and demanded a ransom of Rs 3 lakhs from his parents, was successfully rescued by the police from the bus terminal here. (Representational Image)

16-year-old Hyderabad PUBG addict fakes his kidnap, rescued

He was rescued from the bus terminal in Hyderabad on Monday when he was about to leave for his grandparents' house in Andhra Pradesh.

15 Oct 2019 11:43 AM

A mock video of President Donald Trump shooting, assaulting and stabbing his critics and the media was played at a conference held by the pro-Trump group at his Miami resort last week, The New York Times reported on Sunday. (Photo: File)

Fake video depicting Trump lookalike killing media, critics played at his resorts' conference

CNN has confirmed the video was played at the conference and not in the main ballroom and has released a statement over the incident.

14 Oct 2019 3:18 PM

In India, the market for counterfeit products causes a loss of about Rs 1.05 lakh crore per year, according to the Authentication Solution Providers' Association’s research (ASPA).

Syska implements new technology to counter fake products

Syska Group has partnered with NeuroTags technology to, defend the brand from the economic and reputation damages from counterfeiting.

18 Sep 2019 12:17 PM

Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly duping people by promising them jobs. (Photo: ANI)

4 arrested for duping people on pretext of providing jobs in Mumbai

The police began the investigation after one Yogesh Tukaran Rathore filed a complaint in this regard.

25 Aug 2019 1:54 PM

The city police arrested a Kashmiri man and his driver for posing as director of the World Health Organisation (WHO). (Representational Image)

Kashmiri man, driver arrested for posing as WHO director in K’taka

The man, who hails from Gandrabal district of J&K and identified as Shoukath Ahmad lone, claimed himself to be director of WHO.

25 Aug 2019 1:44 PM

A Chennai-based software engineer has been arrested for allegedly luring several women with a front-office job at a five-star hotel in return for their nude photos, police said on Saturday. (Representational Image)

Chennai techie lured women with jobs for nude photos; arrested

A case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on the woman's complaint.

25 Aug 2019 9:23 AM

Casey Sosnowski, who is a student in Florida, posted a picture on the photo sharing platform that shows her in active wear with a water bottle in hand. (Photo: Instagram/ @caseyros)

Instagrammer called out by own sister for fake hiking picture

According to her post, the picture was clicked during a hike at Lake Okahumpka Park and Trail.

12 Aug 2019 4:00 PM

Lately, e-commerce has attracted heavy public criticism mainly due to the selling of counterfeit products. (Representational image)

Eliminating Fakes: Digital platforms that protect shoppers from counterfeiting

Online shopping has become a favorite pastime for many shoppers, majorly including the internet-savvy millennials.

08 Aug 2019 1:24 PM

Hyderabad Police have nabbed a 43-year-old man for posing as a police officer with the help of fake ID cards and cheating people on the pretext of offering them a job in the police department. (Photo: ANI)

Hyd man poses as cop, dupes people offering fake jobs in police dept; held

As he failed in all attempts in securing a job with high income, Razvi thought of earning money allegedly through wrongful means.

08 Aug 2019 11:45 AM

The Delhi police have arrested a man for stealing Rs 10 Lakh from his boss and misleading officials with a fake story. (Representational Image)

Man fakes Rs 10 lakh theft story to fund his wedding in Delhi: Cops

Deep had hatched the plan with his friend, identified as Vivek Raghav, who is an auto-rickshaw diver.

15 Jul 2019 12:01 PM

Each of the iPhones that were replaced would cost Apple around $600, which amounted to a whopping $895,800 in the entire scam, reports NYT.

Fake iPhone scam: 2 Chinese students in US, $900,000 loss for Apple

Apple’s replacement service is pretty well-known to be quick and efficient, which is probably another reason for the main loss.

08 Apr 2019 11:26 AM

“The individuals behind this activity used a combination of authentic and fake accounts to disseminate content across a variety of pages and groups”, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of Cybersecurity Policy, said in a statement, dated on Thursday.

Inauthentic behavior: Facebook removes online network

Facebook said it had taken down the pages and accounts “based on their behavior, not the content they posted”.

30 Mar 2019 10:02 AM

The report suggests that while newspapers still remain the top source of information for most, those relatively new to use of technology/internet (or the late adopters) still do not grasp the concept of fake information over these platforms.

Age below 20 or above 50 more susceptible to fake news: Report

People below age 20 or above 50 more susceptible to fake news claims an IAMAI Factly report.

23 Feb 2019 11:57 AM

The Saracen Group’s coordinated abuse of the platform using inauthentic accounts is a violation of Facebook’s policies and they have therefore banned the entire organization from the platform.

Facebook, Instagram removes 1,000+ pages, accounts, groups

207 Facebook Pages, 800 Facebook accounts, 546 Facebook Groups, and 208 Instagram accounts were removed.

02 Feb 2019 9:33 AM

WhatsApp, which has around 1.5 billion users, has been trying to find ways to stop misuse of the app, following global concern that the platform was being used to spread fake news, manipulated photos, videos without context, and audio hoaxes, with no way to monitor their origin or full reach.

New WhatsApp rule: Restricted message forwarding

Previously, a WhatsApp user could forward a message to 20 individuals or groups.

22 Jan 2019 10:03 AM

While AI can be used for the good, a simple error or manipulation by the AI algorithm can ruin someone’s life.

The dangers of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not bad; the major concern is how humans use the AI.

08 Jan 2019 2:30 PM

, Instagram states that they will begin removing inauthentic likes, follows and comments from accounts that use third-party apps to boost their popularity.

Instagram is taking action against fake followers and likes

Instagram has built machine learning tools to help identify accounts that use these services and remove the inauthentic activity.

21 Nov 2018 2:20 PM

Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said in an email that the MyEtherWallet app had been removed from the App Store.

Apple removes fake MyEtherWallet app from the App Store

Apple spokesman declined to say how many customers had purchased the app or if Apple would provide refunds.

12 Dec 2017 8:17 AM

Some pharmacists in Africa, for example, say that they are compelled to buy from the cheapest but not necessarily the safest suppliers to compete with illegal street traders. (Representational Image)

One in 10 drugs being sold in developing countires fake, says WHO

WHO says bogus drugs are growing threat as increased pharmaceutical trade, including Internet sales, open door to toxic products.

29 Nov 2017 8:41 AM

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