In the digital world, your security is paramount. In this section of Techsslaash, we tell you how to stay safe from online scams, hacking, and viruses, and help you protect your digital privacy.
If you’ve been on Telegram lately, you’ve probably noticed something feels a little off. Random messages from “investment experts,” fake job offers, crypto giveaways from accounts pretending to be Elon Musk — the platform has become a goldmine for scammers, and honestly, it’s getting worse by the month. Telegram scams are fraudulent schemes carried out…
Introduction Let me be honest with you. The first time I had to put together a PPT on Cyber Security for a college seminar, I had absolutely no idea where to start. I Googled “cyber security presentation,” downloaded some random 40-slide deck, and walked into the room thinking I was set. Within five minutes, half…
Let me be honest with you — UPI payment has completely changed how India handles money. From splitting restaurant bills to paying your electricity bill at midnight, it’s genuinely magical. But there’s a darker side that most people discover only after losing money. My cousin lost ₹18,000 last year. Not because he was careless —…
INTRODUCTION Last year, a relative of mine — a retired government employee, not someone you’d call tech-naive — spent three terrifying hours on a video call with a man posing as a CBI officer. He was told he was under “digital arrest” for a parcel linked to drug trafficking. He nearly transferred ₹2.3 lakh before…
Last year, a friend of mine — let’s call him Rajan — got a frantic call from what sounded exactly like his younger brother. The voice was trembling, saying he’d been in an accident near Pune and needed ₹40,000 transferred immediately. Rajan nearly fell for it. The voice, the tone, even the nervous laugh his…
INTRODUCTION My cousin called me in a panic last year. Someone had messaged her on WhatsApp pretending to be her bank’s customer care, asked for her OTP, and within minutes — ₹40,000 was gone from her account. She had no idea it was a scam until the damage was done. If that story sounds familiar,…
Let me tell you something that shook me a little. A few months back, my cousin called me in a panic — someone had tried to use his Aadhaar for a SIM card verification he never authorized. Luckily nothing went through, but the scare was real. That’s when I started digging deep into Aadhaar biometric…