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Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...- Can you use UPI abroad? Here’s what Indian travellers must know about charges, limits and security risksIndian travellers are increasingly using UPI abroad for convenient payments, but understanding its limitations and risks is crucial. While ...
- IPL 2026 scam season is here: Over 600 fake ticket sites, 400 malware-linked streams cheat fansAs the IPL 2026 season kicks off, a rise in cyber scams is alarming eager cricket enthusiasts. Unscrupulous fraudsters are capitalising on ...
- Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
- From May 1, CBI notices to carry QR code to verify genuinenessThe Central Bureau of Investigation is launching a new system to fight cybercriminals. From May 1, CBI notices will feature a special QR co...
- Thailand warns travellers against fake digital arrival card websitesBeware of fake websites charging for Thailand's Digital Arrival Card. This service is free and mandatory for all foreign visitors. Register...
- NEET PG 2025: NBEMS issues advisory for students on exam scams. Check detailsThe National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has cautioned NEET PG 2025 aspirants about fraudulent communications circula...
- Beware Britons! scammers are using QR codes in car parkings to trick you; here’s how you can protect yourselfA surge in QR code scams, dubbed 'quishing,' has cost UK residents millions, Action Fraud warns. Criminals are exploiting QR codes in car p...
- Scam Alert: Hackers are using QR codes to steal your dataPolice have issued a warning about a new QR code scam that allows hackers to access victims' smartphones within seconds. The scam involves ...
- DHL courier QR code scam: Fraudsters demand payment for rescheduled deliveries, know all about this new fraudDHL Courier QR scam: A new scam has emerged. In this scam fraudsters drop a DHL missed delivery card containing a QR code. On scanning the ...
- Quishing, a new scam: What is QR Code phishing, how to stay safeQuishing, a new scam: What is QR Code phishing, how to stay safe
- Look before you QR code: As smart payments become a norm, fraud gates open upThis article discusses the rise of a new form of cybercrime called 'quishing', which involves the malicious use of fake or manipulated QR c...
- QR codes can hide deceptive links from identity thieves, FTC warnsThe people behind those schemes direct users to the harmful QR codes in deceptive ways, using tactics that include placing their own QR cod...
- Scammers using fake QR codes to steal your information, warns US FTCThere are reports of scammers covering up QR codes on parking meters with a QR code of their own. Some crafty scammers might send you a QR ...
- Don't scan the scam: Beware of fraudulent QR codes this festive seasonA malicious QR code is plastered across billboards or posters and flyers or through email links or on ecommerce sites with a wrong QR code,...
- Surge in QR code scams sparks concern in BengaluruQR code-related cybercrimes are on the rise in Bengaluru's online marketplaces, with unsuspecting users being left in financial distress by...
- Verify Aadhaar before accepting it as a identity proof: UIDAI to statesUIDAI has asked State governments to verify Aadhaar cards before accepting them in physical or electronic form to establish an individual's...
- Online fraud: Do you often use QR codes to pay? Check these tips to avoid getting duped
- Congress pushes to make 'corruption' a key political narrative in poll-bound KarnatakaIn poll-bound Karnataka, the Congress has mounted an aggressive pitch with the 'PayCM' QR code campaign seeking to put the ruling BJP on th...
- 'Do not believe anything blindly.' Paytm founder issues Twitter warning against QR code fraudsRecently, 4 men duped Delhi CM's daughter using QR codes.
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