Hyderabad police ask people not to share confidential details
1 month, 1 week ago

Hyderabad police ask people not to share confidential details

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police on Tuesday issued a caution asking the people not to share confidential details with anyone, even with the family members and friends. In a public advisory, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad cybercrime unit, Dara Kavitha, advised the people not to share user ID, password, debit card number, PIN, card verification value and OTP etc. The victim then installed the application after which his mobile phone was compromised and later multiple transactions totaling Rs.2.91 lakh were debited from the victim's credit card without him disclosing the OTP. The victim approached the police station immediately and the NCRP Team of cyber crime unit Hyderabad has identified the malware sent to the victim's mobile and after removing it identified that the transactions were made on Amazon in three separate purchases.

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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