Indians Must Learn to 'Stay Safe Online' as Scammers Have Spread Phishing Net for IRCTC, UPI Users: Experts
While Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a new campaign called “Stay Safe Online” as part of India’s presidency of the G20, a report by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs revealed that there is a new wave of financial fraud in which scammers, monitoring Twitter complaints, are targeting IRCTC customers and UPI users. The scammers seem to monitor Twitter for complaints about the Indian Railway, and when they find a victim’s contact information, they will call to initiate the scam.” The researchers explained that when users report complaints on social media, scammers take advantage of the opportunity to conduct phishing attacks by instructing them to download malicious files in order to register their complaints and steal money from their bank accounts. According to them, “some examples of UPI frauds that scammers may use are linking victim’s mobile number or account through UPI to scammer device”. So, considering this new scam trend and possibly more unique cyber threats to appear in coming months, the Union IT Minister’s recently launched “Stay Safe Online” campaign—along with the “G20 Digital Innovation Alliance” —is a reasonable initiative as aims to raise awareness among citizens about the importance of staying safe online, given the widespread use of social media platforms and the increasing adoption of digital payments.
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