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Surge in QR code, loan scams in City

Surge in QR code, loan scams in City

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Authorities have warned that every mobile could be vulnerable to cyber attacks after several cases of financial fraud linked to newly downloaded applications were reported, according to Hyderabad cyber crime DSP Srinivas. In a related development, the Enforcement Directorate is probing crypto platforms CoinDCX and Delta Exchange for alleged illegal foreign transactions, alleging that they routed thousands of crores in customer transactions through overseas exchanges using USDT and bypassed FEMA's cross‑border payment framework.

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    By PRASANJIT SAHOO, OP Bhubaneswar: Cybercrimes in the City has witnessed a sharp rise, with fraudsters deploying increasingly sophisticated tricks to fleece citizens without ever confronting them. Armed only with a phone call, a malicious link, or a manipulated QR code, cyber criminals are draining…

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By PRASANJIT SAHOO, OP Bhubaneswar: Cybercrimes in the City has witnessed a sharp rise, with fraudsters deploying increasingly sophisticated tricks to fleece citizens without ever confronting them. Armed only with a phone call, a malicious link, or a manipulated QR code, cyber criminals are draining…

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Surge in QR code, loan scams in City

By PRASANJIT SAHOO, OP Bhubaneswar: Cybercrimes in the City has witnessed a sharp rise, with fraudsters deploying increasingly sophisticated tricks to fleece citizens without ever confronting them. Armed only with a phone call, a malicious link, or a manipulated QR code, cyber criminals are draining…

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