There has been a huge increase in cases of cyber fraud in the country. In which the trend of clearing accounts through phishing has increased a lot. In such a situation, today we are going to tell you about the ways to avoid this cyber fraud. With this you will be able to save yourself from cyber fraud.
On one hand, there is a need to strengthen the police and other agencies to prevent cyber crime, and on the other hand, there is also a need to improve the laws and regulations. Along with this, measures should also be taken to make the companies in the communication technology sector accountable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Global Fintech Fest, rightly said that it is necessary to stop cyber fraud and increase digital understanding, but to fulfill this need, the government and its agencies will have to be active. This activity will have to be shown with immediate effect, because cyber fraud seems to be getting out of control.
Know what is Phishing
Phishing is the most common method of online attack used by hackers. In phishing, the attacker presents himself as a trusted source and sends a malicious email that looks legitimate at first glance. The hacker's motive behind sending such a genuine looking email is to obtain the user's name, password, credit card and other banking details.
An example of a common phishing attack could be an email about the expiry of your social media account password. The email is likely to contain a link that looks genuine at first glance, but if looked at carefully, you may notice some manipulation in its spelling.
Cyber Fraud is increasing day by day
Cases of cyber fraud are coming to light every day from different parts of the country. The way cyber criminals are adopting new methods to cheat people, it seems that they have developed a well-organized system of cheating. It cannot be ignored that till some time ago, Jamtara area of Jharkhand was notorious for the activities of cyber thugs, but now Jamtaras have been created everywhere in the country.
How to avoid phishing in the name of jobs
Today, when the use of technology in financial work is increasing rapidly and due to this, fintech companies are growing, then efforts will have to be made to effectively curb cyber crime.
1. Do not click on any unknown link received through email or message.
2. Provide your user ID and password only on authorized websites. Check that the website address is preceded by https://, not http://.
3. Keep your social media accounts, bank accounts, email accounts safe with dual factor authentication.
4.Do not give out any of your financial information in the lure of any job offer.
5.Before replying to an email ID similar to the name of a company, get more information about that company.
It is true that people will have to be alert towards cyber crime and they will have to avoid getting tempted, but this cannot be done overnight. Along with launching a campaign to make people aware, the government and agencies will have to do something that will create fear in the minds of cyber criminals.
If you are a victim of phishing, complain here
According to the Cyber Cell Police, if you have fallen prey to job phishing by falling prey to any fraud, you can lodge a complaint at the nearest police station, cyber police station or on 1930.
It is clear that the police and cyber crime prevention agencies are not proving to be effective. After all, when the cyber criminals active within the country's borders cannot be controlled, then how will those who are cheating people while staying abroad be controlled?
While on one hand there is a need to strengthen the police and other agencies to prevent cyber crime, on the other hand there is also a need to improve the rules and regulations. Along with this, measures should also be taken to make companies in the communication technology sector accountable. After all, how is it possible that cyber criminals are able to obtain mobile SIMs in someone else's name?
Cyber criminals are also increasing
The way the audacity of cyber criminals is increasing can be seen from the fact that earlier they used to cheat people by luring them or by luring them, now they are extorting money by threatening them. It is also a proof of the increasing audacity of cyber criminals that they are even setting up fake call centers.
It has been seen many times that in some cases tech companies are reluctant to provide details of suspected cyber criminals. The government should not hesitate to show strictness against such companies. It is not acceptable that such companies prefer to stand in favor of cyber criminals in the name of privacy.