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Journalist turned Cyber-Awareness Strategist | Published Author | Many Other Hats.

Mumbai, India
Joined September 2009
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
Recovery agents won't tell their name, employee I'd etcetc will be sending threatening messages to call employer HR senior management contacts relatives neighbours
Unidentified loan recovery agents are harassing people on WhatsApp without even disclosing which loan or company they represent. Instead, they are resorting to intimidation by taking names of local villagers and threatening to call family members.
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I mean he could have easily avoided this by not being a fucking rapist
Russell Brand 'petrified' and hungry after 'inedible' meal in first prison night mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-n…
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
I have complaint the harassment and threatening calls by recovery agents of @SBICard_Connect so instead of solving my issue they are sending legal notice. Every month they are sending more than 3 notices to harass the clients although I have replied before
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Wishing an abundance of light and absence of noise to one and all. Happy Diwali, everyone.
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A good day to remind everyone how I built a Diwali-themed cyber-scam using the free version of ChatGPT in ten minutes: youtube.com/shorts/OVQrwDts1… Verify everything, trust nothing. Stay alert, stay safe. A very Happy Diwali to you and yours.
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One of the same app recovery agent threatned to do photo morphoing before the due date. This is a serious crime threatning with photo morphoing and making it viral on the social media. Ban Ampire finance Pvt LTD @dr_sharma77057 @saynotoloans @FairRecoveryIN @TLankeshwar #LoanAppAtyachar
Harassed by recovery agent of Ampire Finance Pvt Ltd (@FastPaise) Abusive calls & threats to contact my HR/CEO despite informing financial hardship. Violation of RBI guidelines & BNS Sec 351 (criminal intimidation). @DelhiPolice @RBIsays @BharatCourt #LoanHarassment #RBI #ConsumerRights
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Unregistered recovery agents with shady payday loan backgrounds violate mandatory IIBF-DRA certification and police verification norms. ​Under the Supreme Court ruling in ICICI Bank v. Shanti Devi Sharma, principal banks carry direct criminal and vicarious liability for outsourced street harassment. ​Fix institutional accountability and black-list rogue collection agencies immediately! @SBICard_Connect @TheOfficialSBI @RBI @FinMinIndia
Replying to @saynotoloans
@saynotoloans @mayanksharma24 @FairRecoveryIN @Yousuf_Haldar @AarifKhan18170 @Amit02688863 @SBICard_Connect Recovery Agent of SBI Card caught n puja was done. Previously he was working with Sachin Mittal's Payday loan companies. He is equivalent to any terrorist. SBI कार्ड का रिकवरी एजेंट पकड़ा गया और उसकी पूजा-पाठ (धार्मिक रस्म) कराई गई। इससे पहले वह सचिन मित्तल की 'पे-डे लोन' कंपनियों के साथ काम करता था। वह किसी आतंकवादी से कम नहीं है।
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Absolutely love how Anthropic is the one creating AI and Anthropic is also the one warning us about AI.
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
Recovery agente won't tell their name, employee I'd etcetc will be sending threatening messages to call employer HR senior management Ambani groups Antilia Diwali 🎇🪔
Unidentified loan recovery agents are harassing people on WhatsApp without even disclosing which loan or company they represent. Instead, they are resorting to intimidation by taking names of local villagers and threatening to call family members.
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
A lot of cybersecurity problems are really organizational dysfunction problems hidden behind a layer of tech. No amount of AI tokens can fix that. Feel free to send this post to your boss.
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🚨 ₹17,000 EMI. A FAKE-LOOKING “WANTED” POSTER. THREATS AGAINST AN ENTIRE FAMILY. IS THIS LOAN RECOVERY OR PUBLIC HUMILIATION? A distressed borrower has accused @KreditBee of recovery harassment and shared WhatsApp screenshots that should alarm every Indian. A person demanding repayment allegedly: ❌ Created a “WANTED” poster using his photograph, portraying him as someone who fled with bank money. ❌ Threatened to circulate it among his relatives and neighbours. ❌ Used sexually abusive language about his family. ❌ Threatened to contact family members. The borrower also reports 50–60 recovery calls daily and repeated home visits. Now imagine being that person. You’re already struggling to repay a loan. Then someone threatens to turn your photograph into a public humiliation campaign. Your parents could see it. Your neighbours could see it. Your children could see it. IS A BORROWER’S DIGNITY WORTH LESS THAN AN OVERDUE EMI? @KreditBee Is this Recovery person associated with your company, lending partners or recovery agencies? Who authorised the use of this borrower’s photograph? Will you investigate and publicly clarify what action is being taken? @RBI @FinMinIndia Please examine these allegations and the accountability of the actual lender and recovery agency. A BORROWER MUST REPAY LEGITIMATE DUES. BUT NO RECOVERY AGENT HAS THE RIGHT TO THREATEN, SEXUALLY ABUSE OR PUBLICLY SHAME A FAMILY. ⚖️ Lawyers: Could these messages warrant investigation for criminal intimidation, defamation or other applicable offences? TODAY IT’S HIS PHOTOGRAPH. TOMORROW IT COULD BE ANY BORROWER’S. India needs debt recovery with accountability, not humiliation. #RecoveryHarassment #BorrowerRights #KreditBee
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Three years ago, a 17-year-old asked me to hack her ex's phone. That question opens my article "गुन्हे नवे, मानसिकता जुनीच" in MAVA's Purush Spandana, Diwali 2026. Crimes against women have gone digital, but the mindset behind them is the same. Copies available now.
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
एक अनजान व्यक्ति ने मेरी बहन को मैसेज किया। समझाने के लिए फोन किया तो गाली-गलौज और धमकी देने लगा। अब मिलने की जगह पूछकर लड़ाई के लिए उकसा रहा है। मेरे पास कॉल रिकॉर्डिंग हैं। कृपया उचित कार्रवाई करें। @bihar_police 08493910219 +91 600626875 @NCWIndia
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
Lmao he was calling him Beef guy Was calling Sai Pallavi Anti National ₹5000 and all dharm rakshak mentality flew out if the window 🤣🤣
Forget the online noise for a moment. Ramayana is the kind of film that deserves to be experienced on the biggest screen possible. DNEG is an Oscar-winning VFX powerhouse, and the scale of ambition behind this project deserves a fair viewing. We can debate the trailers, question creative choices, and disagree on interpretations (I'm still not convinced about Sai Pallavi's selection for the role of Mata Sita), but I believe the movie deserves to be judged after watching it. Give it a chance on the big screen. I'll also watch it soon and share my review. PS: No paid promotion. Just a genuine thought from someone who loves our culture and wants our stories to reach the world.
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🚨Cyber Alert ‼️ 🇯🇵Japan - 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 Resona Group and Bank of Yokohama disclosed data breaches linked to a cyberattack on loan guarantee systems operated by SMBC Consumer Finance. Confirmed data exfiltration affected 5,935 former loan records across Resona Bank (139), Kansai Mirai Bank (5,793), and Minato Bank (3), while the number of affected Bank of Yokohama customers remains unknown. The compromised information may include names, contact details, driver's license numbers, employment information, income, and loan guarantee records. Threat actor: Not specified Sector: Financial Data exposure (claimed): 5,935 loan records (139 linked to Resona Bank) Data type: Personal information, contact details, driver's licence numbers, employment and income records, loan guarantee information Observed: Nov 5-6, 2026 Status: Confirmed ESIX©: 6.57 Full details and impact assessment on HackRisk.io
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Gautam S. Mengle retweeted
Salary Champion Fin Mudra and Tejas Loan are threatening again to reach my employer and HR for the recovery. How could they do that under which rule. @saynotoloans @dr_sharma77057 @RBIsays @er_naresh_soni @Krishna_S_Bisht @aarushisharmaX #banpaydayloans
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Diwali rocket suspected to have triggered a major fire at Pantnagar in Ghatkopar
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Ban B4SALARy @RBI they are giving mental torture black mail and did photo morphoing of the girl 😡😡😡😡
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