Jump Deposit Scam : UPI Based Fraud
The world has become interconnected and banking transactions have become a great convenience. However, this also opened up opportunity for fraudsters to take advantage of innocent individuals and businesses. Jump Deposit Scam is one such scheme which is based on deception which preys on trust and urgency to manipulate victims to loose their money. Modus […]
Beware of Fake Extortion Calls: A Guide to Staying Safe
As the world rapidly becomes interconnected, the menace of extortion calls in the name of government departments has grown exponentially with swindlers using technology to impersonate police officers, lawyers, Department of Telecommunications (DOT) officials, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) personnel, and even bank representatives. Most of these scams originate from abroad and prey upon […]
Quishing Attack
Along with the improvement in technology, the trends exhibited by cyber attackers also grow. Quishing is one of such emerging threats, a kind of phishing that primarily exploits a QR code to cheat an individual. Quishing makes use of QR codes unlike other types of phishing, which depend upon malicious links or email attachments. It […]
Digital Arrest
Cybercrimes in India have taken on an increasingly sophisticated level, with the “digital arrest” scam emerging as one of the most nerve-wracking methods used to exploit victims fears. This scheme sees fake police officers prey on people and extract money or personal details by threatening as if there is a possible arrest warrant on the […]
160 Number Series: TRAI’s Campaign Against Spam Calls
Spam calls are a growing problem all over India. As telemarketing and unsolicited calls have been on the rise, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been at war to reduce this menace. In its continued effort to protect consumers even further, TRAI introduced the “160 Number Series,” an innovative approach to mitigate unwanted calls […]
Why do people Vent on Social-Media?
Venting on social media refers expressions of our emotions, frustrations, thoughts, or grievances openly and publicly on social media platforms. Sharing personal experiences, problems, or feelings with a wide audience, often with the intention of seeking , support, validation, or letting off anger or frustration over an issue with individual or an organisation. Venting mostly […]
Unnecessary Access Requests in Mobile Apps
In an increasingly online culture, mobile applications have become a major part of our daily routine, providing a variety of Applications covering everything from communication and entertainment to productivity and money. However, the ease of use and utility given by these applications usually come at the risk of a Potential Breach of our personal data […]
Frauds galore in the name of Income Tax
Digital technology is currently advancing rapidly, and fraudsters are also looking to exploit it as much as possible, and now they are targeting innocent taxpayers. Fraudsters are using Social engineering tactics, which is the practise or art of convincing people to compromise their personal information. They are targeting members who have a PAN card and […]
Don’t take the AI Deep Fake Bait
Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses on creating intelligent machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language, recognising images, making decisions, and solving complex problems. Few possible malicious and criminal use of Al-powered deepfakes (a) Harassing or humiliating an individual and destroying their image and credibility (b) Luring employees into […]
All about Data Scrapping
Data scraping, also referred to as web scraping or data extraction, refers to the automated process of extracting data from websites or online sources. By exploiting software tools and scripts, data scraping enables access to web pages, retrieval of required information, and saving it in a structured format for further analysis.The purpose of data scraping […]
