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Actress & 39 other bank customers lose lakhs in phishing scam over 3 days
- A private bank in Mumbai fell victim to a phishing scam resulting in the loss of lakhs of rupees for 40 of its customers.
- The scam involved sending fake text messages with a link to update KYC and PAN details, which the customers clicked on, leading to their accounts being compromised.
- Among the victims was actress Shweta Menon, who lost money due to the scam.
- The incident highlights the need for individuals to exercise caution and be vigilant when receiving unsolicited messages or emails, especially when they involve sensitive financial information.
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Hilarious Revenge: Software engineer tricks scammer into paying for fake website
- A scammer pretended to be an HDFC Bank representative and sent a message to a man, saying his bank account had been disabled and he needed to link his account to his PAN card.
- The man, who is a software engineer, offered to redesign the scammer's website for 20k INR and sent a video of a fake HDFC Bank website to impress him.
- The scammer was impressed and tried calling the engineer twice, but he did not answer the call and texted him that he'd call him the next day.
- The engineer plans to create a FOMO scene to make the scammer pay and may even send him an audio tape with bad words in Hindi.
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Ashneer Grover accuses BharatPe co-founder of India's biggest data theft
- Ashneer Grover, the founder of Third Unicorn, has accused his former co-founder Bhavik Koladiya of stealing data of 150 million UPI users after leaving BharatPe.
- The API between Yes Bank, ICICI, Federal Bank, and BharatPe was used for collecting user data which Koladiya allegedly stole.
- Koladiya was previously convicted for credit card fraud in the US and was under house arrest for 18 months before being deported to India.
- Grover also claimed that Koladiya was caught flying to Gujarat from Delhi airport on a forged ticket, further highlighting his criminal activities.
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Cyber Fraud: Man attempts to recharge FASTag account, loses Rs 1 lakh
- A man from Udupi, Karnataka loses ₹99,997 in 5 transactions while trying to recharge his FASTag.
- He called a helpline number found on the internet, where a person claiming to be from 'Paytm FASTag' asked for an OTP.
- The police are working to trace the account where the money was transferred after the man was scammed while trying to recharge his FASTag.
- The KYC details from the bank will be used to identify the perpetrators once the account is located.
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Former Uber employee cheats company of Rs 1.17 crore
- An ex-employee of Uber has been charged for allegedly embezzling 1.17 crore rupees from the company.
- The individual is accused of creating 388 fake driver partner accounts and transferring money to them fraudulently.
- The fake profiles were connected to 18 bank accounts where the funds were transferred.
- An FIR was filed against the individual in Gurugram after an investigation by the Economic Offences Wing confirmed the validity of the allegations.
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Work-from-Home scam exposed: 30,000 people duped of Rs 200 cr, 3 arrested
- Three individuals have been arrested by Delhi Police for defrauding over 30,000 people in a work-from-home scam, resulting in a total loss of Rs 200 crore.
- Following the arrests, police discovered that the website used by the scammers was located in China and the financial transactions were made to companies based in Dubai.
- The police began investigating the case after receiving a complaint from a woman on September 26th of last year.
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Scammers exploit unemployment crisis with new plan to empty job seekers' bank accounts
- Mass layoffs continue with the new year, with scammers exploiting the situation to target job seekers' bank accounts.
- Scammers posing as employers offer fake jobs to unemployed, ask them to like YouTube videos for ₹50 to generate extra income.
- Frauds posing as employers request personal data and payment in exchange for fake job opportunities.
- Scammers are using various platforms, such as LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Facebook, to lure victims and claim they can earn up to ₹5,000 per day.
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Users of PornHub infected with Virus after cybercriminals release malware
- People across the US, UK and Australia have reportedly been exposed to a hard-to-detect virus known as Kovter due to their PornHub browsing.
- According to news.com.au, after visiting the adult website, users are shown fake pages for software updates such as Google Chrome or Firefox.
- This particular type of malware is known as 'malvertising' as it causes more dodgy ads to spread, leading to more victims of the attack.
- This type of malware attack is capable of infecting Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer.
- If you think your computer has been compromised, best to get it checked by a professional.
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