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Supreme Court warns public against fake website sp-court-in.com
The Supreme Court issued a fresh advisory on August 13 warning against a fraudulent website designed to impersonate its official portal. The registry identified sp-court-in.com as a fake domain used for targeted…
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The Supreme Court issued a fresh advisory on August 13 warning against a fraudulent website designed to impersonate its official portal. The registry identified sp-court-in.com as a fake domain used for targeted phishing, aiming to steal sensitive personal and financial data from unsuspecting users.
The court clarified that its registered domain is sci.gov.in and urged people to verify URLs before clicking or sharing information. Those who suspect they have been targeted should immediately change passwords and inform their banks. This advisory follows earlier warnings on July 16, 2025 and April 28, 2026 about similar cloning websites.
The Indian Opinion
Phishing threats are hardly new, yet the Supreme Court has had to issue three notices in just over a year. The lazy narrative here is that only the gullible fall for such tricks, but sophisticated clones can fool even careful users. The real test will be whether the authorities can get this fake domain taken down quickly and whether similar sites keep reappearing. How many people have actually reported being defrauded? That number would separate genuine panic from routine caution.
Sources (2): barandbench.com, livelaw.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
