Swathi Moorthy

India’s first unicorn clicks again on the IPO button, this time at home

In 2021, ad-tech leader InMobi had made moves for a US listing with a potential $15bn market cap. But the vagaries of the capital market forced it to abort the plans. InMobi is back with its IPO plans. This time round, on the Indian bourses

Under arrest on Skype: How cybercriminals are using fear to scam Indians

Virtual or digital arrest is the latest in a series of scams in which people are forced to stay under ‘arrest’ as they are monitored over video-calling platforms. Criminals posing as government officials intimidate victims with arrest and imprisonment and demand money to avoid it

How jobless Indians ended up as cyber slaves in Cambodia

Struggling to find permanent jobs, many educated Indians are being suckered through offers to work in Southeast Asia, only to end up working for criminals in dangerous locations

How mobile scamsters easily get past your OTP

How mobile scamsters easily get past your OTP

A few years ago, regulators came up with two-factor authentication protection for digital transactions. It was thought of as impregnable. Now scamsters are finding ways to breach that system

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