New scam in India? Scammers gain access to man’s phone screen; he turns to internet for help
2 months ago

New scam in India? Scammers gain access to man’s phone screen; he turns to internet for help

Hindustan Times  

A Reddit user recently took to the platform to share a concerning pop-up message he encountered on his smartphone. The message, which read, “Someone has access to your screen,” warned that sensitive content had been hidden by Google for security reasons. The pop-up suggested that an app might be accessing the screen without consent and advised uninstalling the suspicious application, “com.samsung.nearme.gamecenter,” before restarting the device. The library is mentioned in that message.” Another added, “Go to settings > Apps > click filter button. Then select uninstall.” A user gave a detailed tutorial and wrote, “1.Manage all apps 2.Then click on 3 dots and select see all apps 3.Search the name which is shown on screen 4.Select the app and uninstall it 5.Restart the phone Then: • Stop downloading apps from unknown source • Turn on play protect • In samsung turn on auto blocker • Reset all your settings • Avoid allowing unnecessary permission to apps • Turn off USB tethering” Growing concern over digital scams This incident is part of a broader trend of digital scams targeting Indian users.

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Cyber fraud alert: Doctor duped of ₹15.50 lakh via fake trading app; here’s what happened
1 month ago

Cyber fraud alert: Doctor duped of ₹15.50 lakh via fake trading app; here’s what happened

Live Mint  

A doctor from Coimbatore has fallen victim to a sophisticated cyber scam, losing a staggering ₹15.50 lakh after clicking on a seemingly harmless YouTube link. Dr Karthik, an active stock market investor with a Demat account, was browsing investment-related content on YouTube when he stumbled upon a link promising exclusive trading insights. Upon clicking it, he was unwittingly added to …

New scam in India? Scammers gain access to man’s phone screen; he turns to internet for help
2 months ago

New scam in India? Scammers gain access to man’s phone screen; he turns to internet for help

Hindustan Times  

A Reddit user recently took to the platform to share a concerning pop-up message he encountered on his smartphone. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The pop-up suggested that an app might be accessing the screen without consent and advised uninstalling the suspicious application, “com.samsung.nearme.gamecenter,” before restarting the device. Take a look at the post: {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A …

Downloading apps from WhatsApp? Kerala man lost Rs 4 crore in major scam
3 months, 1 week ago

Downloading apps from WhatsApp? Kerala man lost Rs 4 crore in major scam

India TV News  

A new case of fraud has emerged involving the WhatsApp messaging app, highlighting a serious risk for users. A man from Tripunithura, Kerala, lost a staggering Rs 4.05 crore after downloading a harmful app using a link sent to him through WhatsApp. While scams on WhatsApp are not new, this situation is particularly alarming because the man was manipulated by …

Delete these 15 fake loan apps now to protect your bank account, over 80 lakh users affected
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delete these 15 fake loan apps now to protect your bank account, over 80 lakh users affected

India TV News  

India ranks as the number one country for downloading fake apps, according to a recent report by McAfee. McAfee has identified 15 specific fake loan apps that have been downloaded by millions—about 8 million users in total—mostly from the Google Play Store. These fake loan apps often ask for various permissions when installed, such as access to your calls, messages, …

Telangana: Cyber Fraudsters Target Citizens with Fake PM Schemes Apps
4 months ago

Telangana: Cyber Fraudsters Target Citizens with Fake PM Schemes Apps

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In yet another new modus operandi, fraudsters have begun to dupe gullible people in the name of Central government schemes such as PM Kisan and PM Yojana. Cybersecurity Bureau officials cautioned citizens to keep an eye on suspicious apps on ones mobile phones, and uninstall them immediately. The TCSB director asked people to uninstall all suspicious applications from one’s …

Cyber fraudsters on the prowl with fake banking apps in Kerala
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyber fraudsters on the prowl with fake banking apps in Kerala

New Indian Express  

Cyber fraudsters are devising innovative methods to deceive gullible people. Their latest tactic: Crafting fake banking apps that eerily resemble genuine ones. Recently, a woman from Kalamassery fell prey to this ruse and lost Rs 9.3 lakh due to unauthorised transactions on her debit and credit cards after installing a fake banking app. The installed app appeared to have all …

Indian government issues alert for transnational scam targeting Apple users
8 months, 1 week ago

Indian government issues alert for transnational scam targeting Apple users

The Hindu  

Indian government’s cyber agency, Cyberdost, has issued an alert warning iOS users of a “Transnational scam” that lures victims by making them click on links shared on iMessage. According to Cyberdost threat actors are targeting Apple users by sending fake iMessage informing them that a wrong address is preventing a package or courier from being delivered. Cyberdost has advised users …

Indian Govt Warns iPhone Users About This ‘Transnational Courier Scam’: Here’s What You Should Know
8 months, 1 week ago

Indian Govt Warns iPhone Users About This ‘Transnational Courier Scam’: Here’s What You Should Know

News 18  

iPhone users in India have been given a major security warning about a new transnational scam that can be used to hack your device or steal money from the bank account. iPhone Security Alert – What It Says The new fake post message alert for iPhone users is identical to the India Post fake message that Android users were warned …

Fake messaging apps espionage campaign targets Indian users
11 months, 1 week ago

Fake messaging apps espionage campaign targets Indian users

India TV News  

Researchers have reportedly discovered an active espionage campaign 'eXotic Visit', that has been targeting Android users with fake messaging apps. In a report, the researchers said, "Apps that contain XploitSPY can extract contact lists and files, the device’s GPS location, and the names of files listed in specific directories related to the camera, downloads, and various messaging apps such as …

Indian Govt Is Warning People About Fraud Ads That Can Steal Your Money: Here’s What It Says
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian Govt Is Warning People About Fraud Ads That Can Steal Your Money: Here’s What It Says

News 18  

Many people in India have been getting warning messages from the Indian government and even banks highlighting to them the cyber crimes that have become rampant. The government is also taking part in this exercise, alerting citizens about fraud ads that can be used to infect your devices with malware and try to steal money. In this case, the government …

Google pulls 17 fraudulent Android loan apps targeting Indian users
1 year, 3 months ago

Google pulls 17 fraudulent Android loan apps targeting Indian users

India TV News  

Google pulls 17 fraudulent Android loan apps targeting Indian users As per the privacy policies of these apps, if those permissions are not granted, the loan will not be reimbursed to the users. Researchers said that they have found 18 fraudulent loan apps on Play Store that personate themselves as genuine personal loan service providers. ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko, who …

Malware attack alert! Indian government issues advisory for new malware affecting Android users in India. Details here
1 year, 6 months ago

Malware attack alert! Indian government issues advisory for new malware affecting Android users in India. Details here

Live Mint  

The Indian government has notified about an open-source Remote Access Trojan called DogeRAT that is targeting Indian Android users as part of a sophisticated malware campaign. According to the advisory, dated 30 “The malware is distributed via social media and messaging platforms under guise of legitimate applications like Opera Mini, OpenAl Chat GPT and premium versions of Youtube, Netflix and …

Indian Government issues warning about DogeRAT malware targeting android users
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Government issues warning about DogeRAT malware targeting android users

India TV News  

Indian Government issues warning about DogeRAT malware targeting android users While the source of this threat remains unknown, the advisory highlights a recent incident where cybercriminals used Telegram to distribute fake versions of popular apps like ChatGPT, Instagram, Opera Mini, and YouTube. In a recent advisory, the Indian government has raised concerns about a dangerous malware threat targeting Android users …

SafeChat- Fake Android Chat App used by hackers to target WhatsApp users in India
1 year, 7 months ago

SafeChat- Fake Android Chat App used by hackers to target WhatsApp users in India

India TV News  

Hackers are exploiting WhatsApp users in South Asia, particularly in India, by using a fake Android chat app named 'SafeChat' to steal data through malicious payloads delivered via WhatsApp chat. The app's deceptive user interface tricks users into believing its authenticity while extracting crucial information before users realize it is a fake app. Image Source : PIXABAYWhatsApp Cyfirma reported that …

Urgent warning for Android users over apps that steal your bank details
1 year, 8 months ago

Urgent warning for Android users over apps that steal your bank details

Daily Mail  

Android users across the UK have been issued with an urgent warning over a security threat that could end up stealing their bank details. The latest threat was discovered by the security team at ThreatFabric and is using apps uploaded to the Google Play Store to infect phones with fraudulent Anatsa banking trojan. An existing bug is wreaking havoc for …

Digital Loan Apps in India denied access to user location and call logs: Know Google’s latest guidelines
1 year, 9 months ago

Digital Loan Apps in India denied access to user location and call logs: Know Google’s latest guidelines

India TV News  

Digital loan apps have emerged as a troublesome issue in recent years, exploiting individuals looking for quick and easy money. The companies responsible for these apps no longer have access to sensitive data, including contacts, photos, videos, location information, and call logs from users' devices. Moreover, Google is now demanding that all legitimate app companies provide supporting documentation to verify …

Popular Android app is secretly SPYING on users - what to do if you have it installed
1 year, 9 months ago

Popular Android app is secretly SPYING on users - what to do if you have it installed

Daily Mail  

Cybersecurity experts have warned that a popular Android app is secretly spying on users as part of a potential espionage campaign. iRecorder secretly steals pictures, files and web information on Android devices 'Interestingly here is that the app passed initial tests to get on the Google Play store but it was the update that carried the malicious activity,' Jake Moore, …

Google Deactivates RCS Ads in Response to Widespread Spamming by Businesses in India
2 years, 9 months ago

Google Deactivates RCS Ads in Response to Widespread Spamming by Businesses in India

News 18  

Following accusations of spamming by corporations, Google has prohibited businesses from using Rich Communication Services for promotion in India, the company’s largest market by users, in a setback for the standard that the company is expecting to help become the future of SMS messaging. However, in May, Google announced that RCS texting in Android Messages app had surpassed 500 million …

Malware Alert For Android Users! Trojan Masked As I-T Refund Attacks Customers Of 27 Indian Banks
3 years, 5 months ago

Malware Alert For Android Users! Trojan Masked As I-T Refund Attacks Customers Of 27 Indian Banks

ABP News  

A Trojan malware has been detected which is attacking Indian bank customers who are using Android phones. The new malware is impersonating as an "income tax refund" that can "effectively jeopardise the privacy of sensitive customer data and result in large-scale attacks and financial frauds", the CERT-In said on Tuesday. "Drinik started as a primitive SMS stealer back in year …

Govt says no order to ban Chinese apps like TikTok and others from Google Play, App Store
4 years, 9 months ago

Govt says no order to ban Chinese apps like TikTok and others from Google Play, App Store

India Today  

The Indian Press Information Bureau’s twitter account has posted about yet another fake news forward doing the rounds online. This time it seems to be a doctored government order instructing tech companies to restrict the functioning of a few China-made smarphone applications in India. Under the header of the National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the image …

Google has removed this app from Play Store for being anti-India
5 years, 4 months ago

Google has removed this app from Play Store for being anti-India

India Today  

After removing 29 malicious apps from the Play Store recently, tech giant Google has removed one more app from its Android market. Agreeing to the demand of Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, the company has dropped an app called "2020 Sikh Referendum" from the Play Store for being anti-India. The Cyber Crime Centre of the Bureau of Investigation of Punjab had …

Google Play scam apps downloaded more than 8 million times by Android users
5 years, 7 months ago

Google Play scam apps downloaded more than 8 million times by Android users

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scam apps that slow down phones and drain their batteries have been downloaded …

Online banking scam: RBI HDFC and other banks warn about this app used for stealing money
5 years, 8 months ago

Online banking scam: RBI HDFC and other banks warn about this app used for stealing money

India TV News  

HDFC bank has rolled out a warning to all its users about an app that is used by fraudsters for stealing money called the AnyDesk app. HDFC Bank warned its internet banking users on how the app is used by fraudsters to steal customers money via unified payments interface. Also, read: Xiaomi Mi Super Bass wireless headphone set to launch …

India orders anti-trust probe of Google for alleged Android abuse
5 years, 10 months ago

India orders anti-trust probe of Google for alleged Android abuse

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's unit Google for alleged abuse of its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals, two sources aware of the matter told Reuters. The probe would be completed in about a year and Google executives would likely be summoned to appear before the CCI in coming months, the …

Beware of Any Desk type fraudulent apps
6 years ago

Beware of Any Desk type fraudulent apps

Live Mint  

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India cautioned customers of the Any Desk app used by fraudsters. It is a remote screen access app which fraudsters lure the victim into downloading on some or the other pretext, noted the National Payments Corp. of India. Once the fraudster inserts this app code on his device, they get access to the victim’s phone …

Fake banking apps targeting victims in India, says cyber security company
6 years, 4 months ago

Fake banking apps targeting victims in India, says cyber security company

Op India  

Instances of financial fraud have been on an alarming rise in our country, especially in the world of digital banking. As per latest reports, fake banking apps of several banks including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis and Citi Bank, which are easily available on Google Play store, have compromised the data of nearly 160,000 people, according to Sophos …

New malware stealing financial data from Android users in India: Quick Heal
6 years, 9 months ago

New malware stealing financial data from Android users in India: Quick Heal

India TV News  

Two new sophisticated Android Banking trojan viruses are exploiting mobile users' behaviour in India to gain access to their confidential data, global IT security firm Quick Heal warned on Tuesday. Security experts at Quick Heal Security Labs have detected "Android.Marcher.C" and "Android.Asacub.T" -- the two trojans that imitate notifications from popular social applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Skype, Instagram and …

Google India launches a public initiative named #SecurityCheckKiya to create internet safety awareness
7 years, 1 month ago

Google India launches a public initiative named #SecurityCheckKiya to create internet safety awareness

Firstpost  

Google will make this information available on its homepage and will encourage users to take the first step of Security Check on Safer Internet Day. To create awareness around internet safety, Google India on 5 February launched a public initiative “#SecurityCheckKiya” to protect young and first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all …

Google India to Boost Internet Safety Through a New Campaign
7 years, 1 month ago

Google India to Boost Internet Safety Through a New Campaign

News 18  

To create awareness around Internet safety, Google India on Monday launched a public initiative “#SecurityCheckKiya" to protect young and first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal data if they lose their device. Google will make this information available on its homepage www.google.co.in, encouraging users to take the first step of …

Android Trojan spotted targetting and stealing data from 232 banking and cryptocurrency apps
7 years, 2 months ago

Android Trojan spotted targetting and stealing data from 232 banking and cryptocurrency apps

Firstpost  

Malware known as “Android.banker.A2f8a” is being distributed through a fake Flash Player app on third-party stores. Global IT security firm Quick Heal’s Security Labs announced on 4 January that it has spotted an Android Banking Trojan that imitates more than 232 mobile apps, including those offered by Indian banks like SBI, HDFC, ICICI, IDBI and Axis, among others. After downloading …

Deceptive advertising viruses running rampant in India: Cheetah Mobile
8 years, 9 months ago

Deceptive advertising viruses running rampant in India: Cheetah Mobile

Firstpost  

A report by Cheetah Mobile Security Research Lab reveals that mobile malware has been running rampant in India. The report also claims that almost 45 percent of the infected phones are dealing with the following top 10 viruses: Needless to say, budget Android phones are extremely popular in India. Cheetah Mobile report talks about several typical categories of these deceptive …

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