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Teen Refuses To Fall For Fake UPI Trick, Leaves Scammer Speechless: "Maan Gaya..."
This incident showcases the importance of awareness and caution when dealing with suspicious calls or messages.
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Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries
Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...
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3 Arrested In Rajasthan For Issuing Fake Organ Transplant Certificates
Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau, or ACB, has arrested three men in a major crackdown on an organ transplant racket that issues fake no-objection certificates, or NOCs, in exchange for money.
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Electricity Bill Scams Ongoing in India, Fraudsters Looting Lakhs of Rupees By Preying on Consumers
Electricity scams are at a peak in India as scammers are targeting consumers in various states to trick them into transferring money for continuing their power connection.
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Warns Users About a Massive Ongoing SMS Phishing Scam
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has warned investors of a “massive phishing scam via SMS” on Twitter, stating that scammers sent SMS messages to crypto users informing them of a withdrawal request from an unknown IP address they may want to cancel.
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Malicious Covid Vaccine Message Attacking Android Phones: Cyber Agency
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the central cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine SMS Compromising Android Phones Spreading: CERT-In
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the federal cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Registration SMS Message in Circulation, Aims to Install Malicious App
A fake SMS message is in circulation in India that pretends to offer an app to allow free COVID-19 vaccine registration. It carries a link to an app that propagates malware.
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India Post Warns Of Fake Job Calls
India post has warned candidates of fake job calls and SMSes. "Department of Posts does not make any phone calls/ SMS to the candidates for depositing any money," it has mentioned in a notification on its website.
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NTA Cautions Against Fake Calls Regarding NEET UG 2020
National Testing Agency (NTA) has cautioned students about fake and fraudulent calls, SMS and email about NEET UG 2020.
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Twitter Accounts Still Vulnerable After Reported Fix, Say Experts
Despite claims of a fix by Twitter, researchers who earlier hijacked accounts of several celebrities and journalists to expose a vulnerability have said that the loophole still persists at the popular social media platform.
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Shraddha Kapoor, Kirron Kher Schooled On Twitter For Fake Pic Of Jawaans
Shraddha Kapoor shared a photo, which showed a split image of what appeared to be an armed soldier in a snow-bound bunker. The text suggested the soldier was of the Indian Army but it wasn't
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Malicious Apps Found on Google Play Charging Premium Fees for Fake Services: Check Point
This new variant of an Android malware is called 'ExpensiveWall' and it sends fraudulent premium SMS messages and charges users' accounts for fake services without their knowledge.
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Fake SMS sends class 12 students into a tizzy
The Maharashtra State Board's counsellors, who man the helplines, were inundated with phone calls from Monday afternoon till Tuesday evening from 250 worried students appearing for the HSC exams. Students were calling in after they had received an SMS asking them to call the helpline demanding for a re-examination of the Physics paper that took pla...
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Indian Grand Prix: Beware of F1 tickets scam
With only one month left for the Formula 1 games to be held in Greater Noida, and youngsters looking for options to grab tickets for the mega event, cyber criminals have started to play foul in order to lure young enthusiasts. Lakshmi Nagar resident Hemant Mehta Agarwal could not believe his luck when he received an SMS which said that Formula 1 or...
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Teen Refuses To Fall For Fake UPI Trick, Leaves Scammer Speechless: "Maan Gaya..."
This incident showcases the importance of awareness and caution when dealing with suspicious calls or messages.
-
Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries
Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...
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3 Arrested In Rajasthan For Issuing Fake Organ Transplant Certificates
Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau, or ACB, has arrested three men in a major crackdown on an organ transplant racket that issues fake no-objection certificates, or NOCs, in exchange for money.
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Electricity Bill Scams Ongoing in India, Fraudsters Looting Lakhs of Rupees By Preying on Consumers
Electricity scams are at a peak in India as scammers are targeting consumers in various states to trick them into transferring money for continuing their power connection.
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Warns Users About a Massive Ongoing SMS Phishing Scam
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has warned investors of a “massive phishing scam via SMS” on Twitter, stating that scammers sent SMS messages to crypto users informing them of a withdrawal request from an unknown IP address they may want to cancel.
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Malicious Covid Vaccine Message Attacking Android Phones: Cyber Agency
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the central cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine SMS Compromising Android Phones Spreading: CERT-In
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the federal cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Registration SMS Message in Circulation, Aims to Install Malicious App
A fake SMS message is in circulation in India that pretends to offer an app to allow free COVID-19 vaccine registration. It carries a link to an app that propagates malware.
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India Post Warns Of Fake Job Calls
India post has warned candidates of fake job calls and SMSes. "Department of Posts does not make any phone calls/ SMS to the candidates for depositing any money," it has mentioned in a notification on its website.
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NTA Cautions Against Fake Calls Regarding NEET UG 2020
National Testing Agency (NTA) has cautioned students about fake and fraudulent calls, SMS and email about NEET UG 2020.
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Twitter Accounts Still Vulnerable After Reported Fix, Say Experts
Despite claims of a fix by Twitter, researchers who earlier hijacked accounts of several celebrities and journalists to expose a vulnerability have said that the loophole still persists at the popular social media platform.
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Shraddha Kapoor, Kirron Kher Schooled On Twitter For Fake Pic Of Jawaans
Shraddha Kapoor shared a photo, which showed a split image of what appeared to be an armed soldier in a snow-bound bunker. The text suggested the soldier was of the Indian Army but it wasn't
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Malicious Apps Found on Google Play Charging Premium Fees for Fake Services: Check Point
This new variant of an Android malware is called 'ExpensiveWall' and it sends fraudulent premium SMS messages and charges users' accounts for fake services without their knowledge.
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Fake SMS sends class 12 students into a tizzy
The Maharashtra State Board's counsellors, who man the helplines, were inundated with phone calls from Monday afternoon till Tuesday evening from 250 worried students appearing for the HSC exams. Students were calling in after they had received an SMS asking them to call the helpline demanding for a re-examination of the Physics paper that took pla...
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Indian Grand Prix: Beware of F1 tickets scam
With only one month left for the Formula 1 games to be held in Greater Noida, and youngsters looking for options to grab tickets for the mega event, cyber criminals have started to play foul in order to lure young enthusiasts. Lakshmi Nagar resident Hemant Mehta Agarwal could not believe his luck when he received an SMS which said that Formula 1 or...
