Something smells phishy! Sniffing out scams on social media apps
In its effort to uncover scams, manipulations, and front-running activities, the capital markets regulator has expanded its investigations by including the analysis of Cloud data from Gmail, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp, and other similar applications (apps). The Securities and Exchange Board of India already tracks messages through messaging apps in its investigations. However, some industry experts note that this is the first time the regulator has specifically mentioned these social networking sites while soliciting applications for empanelled agencies to provide digital forensic services. These agencies, with empanelment valid for