North Cyber Police arrested three men, including a private bank employee, for aiding cyber fraudsters in a ₹68 lakh scam. The accused opened multiple bank accounts used to siphon funds from a Borivli IT professional, duped in a fake stock trading scheme. Arrests were made in Kandivli, Borivli, and Mira Road.

Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, held at OffensiveCon, awarded $695,000 for 39 zero-day exploits during its first two days. Top cybersecurity researchers demonstrated critical vulnerabilities across major platforms. The competition concludes on Saturday, May 17, with more disclosures expected in this high-stakes showcase of offensive security and software resilience testing.

The FBI has issued a warning about a sophisticated cyber campaign using AI-generated voice memos to impersonate senior U.S. officials. The attackers use vishing and smishing tactics to target contacts of the impersonated figures, aiming to steal credentials and sensitive information through manipulated voice calls and deceptive text messages.

Cybercrime police in Pratapgarh successfully refunded ₹2.51 lakh to seven victims of UPI fraud, phishing calls, and fake trading scams within 24 hours. SP Anil Kumar emphasized digital safety awareness and urged prompt reporting to boost fund recovery. Citizens are advised to report cyber fraud via helpline 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.

Cybercrime investigators arrested Mahendra Meghwal from Pune for operating fake bank accounts used by fraud gangs. He allegedly extorted ₹23 lakh from a victim using threats and impersonation tactics. Meghwal used rental agreements and others' IDs to open accounts, some of which he sold to cybercriminals for money laundering.