Mobile Sms

Important ; Beware of fraudsters and

fraudulent mobile applications

Fraudulent actors are more active now a days, when the whole world is suffering from COVID-19 pandemic. Fake mobile applications, Phishing mails and SMS messages are used by them to steal the credentials and financial data of citizens. EventBot and Cerberus are two such Trojans which are most widely used recently by fraudsters. In order to have protection from such fraudulent activities, all are requested to follow certain best practices as mentioned below :

Not to download and install applications from untrusted sources. Install apps downloaded from reputed application market.

Verify app permissions and grant only those permissions which have relevant context for the app’s purpose

In settings, do not enable installation of apps from “untrusted sources”

Avoid using unsecured, unknown Wi-Fi networks. There may be rogue Wi-Fi access points at public places used for distributing malicious applications.

Do not share credentials like user id, password, Credit/Debit card numbers, PIN, CVV, OTP etc. to anybody.

Refer to security best practices for mobile phone users:https://www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in/documents/Mobile_ phone_Security.pdf