Online Bank Fraud: Customers of SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank and PNB are targeted, thus avoiding online fraud.

 Online Bank Fraud: Customers of SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank and PNB are targeted, thus avoiding online fraud.

    Be alert if your account is with SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank, PNB Bank

    Cyber ​​criminals are sending income tax links to customers

Necessary information for customers of SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank, PNB Bank. You need to be alert if your account is with any one of State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Punjab National Bank (PNB). A report has revealed that the customers of these banks are being targeted by online thieves i.e. cyber fraudsters. According to the report, criminals are luring customers of these five banks by stealing their private information.

Target customers of SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank and PNB

This was revealed in an investigation conducted by the New Delhi-based Think Tech Cyberpeace Foundation in collaboration with cybersecurity company Autobot Infosec. "Cybercriminals are telling people to send an application if they want to pay income tax, this message is being sent with a link, clicking on this link opens a new page Looks like Tex's original website.

Criminals are stealing private and banking information

According to the report, the link is being operated from the US and France. Cybercriminals are stealing people's private and banking information, which could lead to financial loss. This whole process uses the 'http' protocol, not the secure 'https'. People are being asked to download the app from a third party source instead of the Google Play Store by sending a link. People have been sent this link via SMS.

People are being sent a link via SMS

The cyber criminal sends the link of income tax to the customers. Clicking on this link opens a new page. It looks like a simple income tax e-filing website. As soon as you click on the 'Proceed to the verification steps' button on each color, it will ask you for more information. This information includes customer's full name, PAN, Aadhaar number, address, pin code, date of birth, mobile number, e-mail, gender, banking information such as account number, IFSC code, card number, expiry date, CVV, CVC and card pitch. . All amounts will disappear from your account after this process.

The government is preparing to bring in DIU

The government is preparing to crack down on online fraud in the face of rising cyber crime. The government is preparing to bring in a Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU), with the IT ministry working on the scheme. The digital intelligence unit will work closely with the police, cyber cell and banks. DIU will also work closely with payment service providers and telecom operators.

This is how to avoid online fraud

The digital banking system has made things easier as well as riskier. You should take some precautions to avoid cyber crime. like...

Never share your OTP with anyone.

If you receive an SMS with a link, never open it. Online fraudsters always send SMS, which has a link. As soon as you click on this link, you will fall prey to online fraud.

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Fraud is also perpetrated by QR codes. So before scanning the QR code in an online transaction, see if the money is leaving or coming out of your account. Such frauds are more common on OLX.

Always shop online from a big and good website. Don't shop from any unfamiliar site. Fraud by showing something cheap on such a website. It is also difficult to contact such companies after fraud.

Do not share your ATM password with anyone.