As individuals, brands and governments move towards digitisation, online fraudsters have also taken a bus to compete with the digital transformation efforts and finding different ways to ‘earn’ money.
Recently, Noida police cautioned people against clicking on suspicious links sent on social media and WhatsApp from unknown persons. They said cyber cons could send such links on pretext of making online payments or sharing links for free access to a popular movie or video but end up hacking phones of users and emptying their bank accounts linked to their mobile numbers.
The police even suggested that when friends or acquaintances share some files or videos, it would be better to check with them if they have watched or seen that file before opening it to avoid problems.
The problem in the cyber world is not just these links, but a larger picture of the digital framework under which we are adjusting gradually and storing our data on apps and other gadgets which are connected through the internet. The seamless approach has taken a front seat in our daily lives where we need almost everything in just…
