How a simple delivery call can hijack your phone using USSD codes

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) recently issued an advisory warning citizens about a rising wave of ...

Cyber alert: Scammers hijack call forwarding to steal OTPs, bank alerts

An alarming trend is being registered increasingly as the cybercriminals are exploiting the call forwarding feature on mobile ...

Dialling this code could give scammers access to your bank account: Here’s what not to do

The Cybercrime unit has warned mobile phone users about a simple dialling trick that can silently redirect bank calls and lead to account fraud.
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Call forwarding scam: How cybercriminals hijack your phone and how to check if your calls are being forwarded

Cyber fraudsters have a new weapon—call forwarding! Scammers are tricking unsuspecting users into dialing special codes that start with *#, giving them control over the victim’s phone. Once activated, ...
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Dialling this code could give scammers access to your bank account: Here’s what not to do

The Cybercrime unit has warned mobile phone users about a simple dialling trick that can silently redirect bank calls and lead to account fraud. India’s national cybercrime monitoring agency has ...