Race for Views and Money – Where Filth and Hatred is the New Norm
Content creation should about telling stories, being creative, and having real talent. The loudest, most bizarre voices receive the most attention in today’s rat race for views. From gaming and entertainment to political discourse, a large number of influencers are normalising hate speech, vulgarity, and false narratives to increase views, likes, and brand partnerships. Nowadays, […]
Jump Deposit Scam : UPI Based Fraud
The world has become interconnected and banking transactions have become a great convenience. However, this also opened up opportunity for fraudsters to take advantage of innocent individuals and businesses. Jump Deposit Scam is one such scheme which is based on deception which preys on trust and urgency to manipulate victims to loose their money. Modus […]
Beware of Fake Extortion Calls: A Guide to Staying Safe
As the world rapidly becomes interconnected, the menace of extortion calls in the name of government departments has grown exponentially with swindlers using technology to impersonate police officers, lawyers, Department of Telecommunications (DOT) officials, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) personnel, and even bank representatives. Most of these scams originate from abroad and prey upon […]
Quishing Attack
Along with the improvement in technology, the trends exhibited by cyber attackers also grow. Quishing is one of such emerging threats, a kind of phishing that primarily exploits a QR code to cheat an individual. Quishing makes use of QR codes unlike other types of phishing, which depend upon malicious links or email attachments. It […]
Why do people Vent on Social-Media?
Venting on social media refers expressions of our emotions, frustrations, thoughts, or grievances openly and publicly on social media platforms. Sharing personal experiences, problems, or feelings with a wide audience, often with the intention of seeking , support, validation, or letting off anger or frustration over an issue with individual or an organisation. Venting mostly […]
Frauds galore in the name of Income Tax
Digital technology is currently advancing rapidly, and fraudsters are also looking to exploit it as much as possible, and now they are targeting innocent taxpayers. Fraudsters are using Social engineering tactics, which is the practise or art of convincing people to compromise their personal information. They are targeting members who have a PAN card and […]
Don’t take the AI Deep Fake Bait
Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses on creating intelligent machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language, recognising images, making decisions, and solving complex problems. Few possible malicious and criminal use of Al-powered deepfakes (a) Harassing or humiliating an individual and destroying their image and credibility (b) Luring employees into […]
Beware of Parcel Scams
Fake parcel scams are a type of fraud in which scammers send fake messages, emails or phone calls pretending to be a legitimate delivery company or postal service, informing the recipient that they have a package waiting for them, and asking them to pay a fee or provide personal information to retrieve it. The scammer […]
Don’t get tricked by Fake DP
A display picture, also commonly referred to as a profile picture or avatar, is an image that represents a user’s identity on social media channels. It is the image that appears next to a user’s name whenever they post, comment, or engage with content on the platform. It serves as a visual identifier and helps […]
Beware of Movie Rating Frauds
Movie review or rating fraud is a deceptive practise where individuals or groups manipulate movie ratings or reviews for various purposes, such as financial gain, promoting or defaming a film, or influencing public perception. While it is not uncommon for people to have different opinions about movies, fraudulent activities can artificially inflate or deflate ratings, […]
