Trapped/India's Digital Dream Hacked, Bloomberg

In Dec 2025, Bloomberg released a series of articles covering the intricate network of India's digital criminal world. Trapped-Arrested By Phone tells the true story of a neurologist who fell victim to a digital arrest scam. India's Digital Dream, Hacked takes a detailed look behind the scenes of the digital arrest. Natalie Obiko Pearson and Suparna Sharma Illustrated by AnandRK Colours: Nisha Singh Letters: Aditya Bidikar Translation: Zeeshan Hasan Akhtar Trapped produced by Nadja Popovich, Amanda Cox, Flynn McRoberts, Ken Armstrong, Jui Chakraborty India's Digital Dream, Hacked Editors: Flynn McRoberts, Ken Armstrong, Jui Chakraborty.

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Overseas Press Club's Kim Wall Award
Finalists: Deadline Club Award
National Headliner Award, First place, Digital Presentation of a Single Features Topic
Pulitzer Prize 2026, Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
Eisner Awards Nomination 2026: Best Short Story
The Society of Publishers in Asia: 2026 Award for Editorial Excellence
trAPPed
Arrested by phone - a true story
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India's Digital Dream, Hacked
Bloomberg | The Big Take

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