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Call Merging Scams and Financial Security Risks with Prevention Strategies

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Call Merging Scams and Financial Security Risks with Prevention Strategies

It is not uncommon for fraudsters to develop innovative tactics to deceive their targets, with one of the latest scams being the called merging scam in which the scammers...

India’s New SMS Traceability Rules to Combat Fraud Begin November 1, 2024

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India’s New SMS Traceability Rules to Combat Fraud Begin November 1, 2024

Beginning November 1, 2024, Indian telecom providers Airtel, Jio, and Vi will follow a new set of SMS traceability and monitoring guidelines mandated by the Telecom Regulatory...

Singapore Banks Phasing Out OTPs in Favor of Digital Tokens

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Singapore Banks Phasing Out OTPs in Favor of Digital Tokens

It has been around two decades since Singapore started issuing one-time passwords (OTPs) to users to aid them in logging into bank accounts. However, the city-state is planning...

Cybercriminals Target UPI Payments: How to Stay Safe

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Cybercriminals Target UPI Payments: How to Stay Safe

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed the infrastructure of digital transactions in India, providing a fast, easy, and secure method for payments. However,...

E-Challan Fraud, Man Loses Rs 50,000 Despite Not Sharing Bank OTP

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E-Challan Fraud, Man Loses Rs 50,000 Despite Not Sharing Bank OTP

In a cautionary tale from Thane, a 41-year-old man, M.R. Bhosale, found himself embroiled in a sophisticated online scam after his father fell victim to a deceptive text...

Paytm's Innovative ID-Based Checkout Solution

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Paytm's Innovative ID-Based Checkout Solution

Paytm has made history by being the first payment gateway to provide retailers an alternative ID-based checkout solution. The way transactions are carried out in the world of...

Fraudsters Target Kolkatans With Message-Forwarding Software

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Fraudsters Target Kolkatans With Message-Forwarding Software

As online financial transactions became simpler and easier to conduct, the number of fraudulent transactions involving digital financial transactions also increased. Taking...

OTPs: Researchers Rekindle One-Time Program Cryptographic Concept

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OTPs: Researchers Rekindle One-Time Program Cryptographic Concept

Technological advances over the past decade have made it possible for academics to make progress in designing so-called OTP (one-time programs). OTPs were initially proposed...

Esca RAT Spyware Actively Employed Cybercriminals

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Esca RAT Spyware Actively Employed Cybercriminals

Escanor is a new RAT (Remote Administration Tool) that was promoted on the Dark Web and Telegram, as per Resecurity, a cybersecurity firm based in Los Angeles that protects Fortune...

Analysts Warn of Telegram Powered Bots Stealing Bank OTPs

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Analysts Warn of Telegram Powered Bots Stealing Bank OTPs

In the past few years, two-factor verification is one of the simplest ways for users to safeguard their accounts. It has now become a major target for threat actors. As...

Hackers Impersonate Bank Customers and Make $500k in Fraudulent Credit Card Payments

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Hackers Impersonate Bank Customers and Make $500k in Fraudulent Credit Card Payments

Hackers from other countries were able to impersonate 75 bank clients and made $500,000 in fraudulent credit card payments. This was accomplished using a clever way of intercepting...

New Robocall Bot on Telegram can Trick Targets Into Giving Up Their Password

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New Robocall Bot on Telegram can Trick Targets Into Giving Up Their Password

Researchers at CyberNews have identified a new form of automated social engineering tool that can harvest one-time passwords (OTPs) from users in the United States, the...

WhatsApp Hijack Scam, Here's All You Need To Know

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WhatsApp Hijack Scam, Here's All You Need To Know

By posing as a friend and asking for SMS security codes, scammers are continuing to target WhatsApp users and hijack their accounts. The con has been around for years, yet...

OTP Generating Firm at a Risk, as Hacker Claims to have Sold its Sensitive Data

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OTP Generating Firm at a Risk, as Hacker Claims to have Sold its Sensitive Data

A hacker seems to sell confidential information that is claimed to have been robbed from an OTP firm. And this OTP firm perhaps has some of the most prominent technology...

In just $16, Hackers May Steal User Data Via SMS Attack

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In just $16, Hackers May Steal User Data Via SMS Attack

Smartphone users are facing a new confidentiality and security risk as text messaging services are currently misused to secretly divert text messages from users to hackers,...

Senior Citizens, the Victims of Airline Ticket Fraud

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Senior Citizens, the Victims of Airline Ticket Fraud

Think you've discovered a truly incredible deal when you see a last-minute aircraft ticket accessible simply for a small amount of the typical cost? Be cautious before you...

A new Malware that can intercept your OTP and bypass Two Factor Authentication

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A new Malware that can intercept your OTP and bypass Two Factor Authentication

For most of our accounts be it Bank accounts or social media accounts, we rely on two-factor authentication and OTP (one time password); thinking it the most trustable and...

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