Yogesh Sapkale

Yogesh Sapkale is the Deputy Editor at Moneylife. He writes on a wide range of topics, including banking, finance, regulations, consumer rights, money fraud, cybercrimes and cybersecurity. In his popular weekly series, Fraud Alert , he explains the evolving tricks used by fraudsters and cybercriminals who...

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There is a particular kind of online trap that works precisely because it does not even look...
Yogesh Sapkale    
The July 'cockroach' protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi brought forward two important...
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For Tukaram Mundhe, the officer from the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), who took charge...
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The unified payments interface, or UPI, has changed the way Indians pay for things — splitting a...
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A right to information (RTI) reply from Central Bank of India has laid bare a sharp and...
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Received an email this week that looks exactly like it has come from the income tax (I-T)...
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State-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) has written off loans worth ₹35,715 crore belonging to borrowers...
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When money is needed urgently, a loan that promises instant approval online can feel like a...
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Last year, while watching the sci-fi series Alien: Earth, created by Noah Hawley, one thought...
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For years, staying safe online came down to a few simple rules: don't click on suspicious links,...
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Picture this: your bank account, your digital wallet, every photo you've ever taken, your...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just helping people write emails, summarise documents...
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"I thought I had found an easy way to earn a little extra money." That is more or less how these...
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Amazon and Flipkart are kicking off their annual festive sales this weekend.
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Boss Scam 2.0, Boss Scam, WhatsApp scam, WhatsApp fraud, CEO impersonation, CEO fraud, WhatsApp malware, ZIP file scam, ZIP attachment malware, WhatsApp account takeover, WhatsApp Web hijack, I4C advisory, CERT-In advisory, cyber fraud India, RBI scam message, WhatsApp phishing, malware attack, business fraud, corporate cyber security, financial fraud
Cybercriminals have upgraded the Boss Scam. Instead of creating fake WhatsApp profiles, they now...
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Stalkerware, stalkerware India, smartphone spying, digital abuse, technology-enabled abuse, cyberstalking, mobile surveillance, spyware on phone, stalker apps, phone tracking without consent, deepfake abuse, online harassment, digital privacy, Kaspersky stalkerware report, smartphone security, cyber safety India, location tracking apps, revenge porn, doxxing, fake social media accounts, personal data theft, cybercrime awareness, privacy protection, spyware detection, mobile phone security
A growing number of victims are discovering stalkerware secretly installed on their phones....
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For years, cybercriminals went after passwords, one-time passcodes (OTPs), and banking credentials.
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Cyber criminals never pretend to be unknown startups. Why would they? They impersonate names you...
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The annual Internet Crime Report for 2025 by the US federal bureau of investigation (FBI)...
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