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New Year Greetings Turn Risky: Cybercriminals Target Users With Fake Messages and Links
New Year cyber fraud: Cybercriminals are already on alert even before the New Year arrives. Fake messages on social media apps and email can give scammers control of your phone and bank account. Experts have warned about this. Learn how you can avoid this scam.
The New Year is only a few days away. People are busy wishing their friends and family members in advance, but cybercriminals are gradually getting active as well. Thus, as every year, the instances of cyber fraud cases are expected to escalate soon.
Nowadays, greetings are done by text message, GIFs, stickers, videos, and cards. But most greetings for the new year received from social media and email accounts are not genuine. Be careful because they contain harming links or APKs which if clicked may threaten your smartphone and even your bank accounts.
According to the420.in, cybercrime expert and former IPS officer, Professor Triveni Singh has issued a warning this year. He says that during the New Year, people are preoccupied with entertainment and neglect digital security. Taking advantage of this, cybercriminals can steal money from bank accounts and digital wallets in minutes.
