Every step of the way, in a highly volatile and rapidly evolving digital landscape, we are faced with numerous cyber threats like identity thefts and economic scams trying to rip us off. Some want to steal our money, some want to use our identities for their illegal activities, some want to gain access to our private data and use it for blackmails. While such threats are not new, in our wild times, they now come in all kinds of colours, shapes and sizes. It’s not going to easy, as it will get harder for us to separate the real from the fake, with powerful artificial intelligence tools right on the horizon. Hence it’s upon us, to secure our digital lives, to arm ourselves, with actionable awareness and keep ourselves updated with all the dangers that might cross our paths. More importantly, we need to discuss solutions and remedies for those who are already affected. This is why we at Team FoneArena have taken up this ask to do a monthly round up, to create awareness and further the cause of a “Cyber Secure Bharat” in the future. Ok then, let’s get into this month’s list of hacks, scams, cyber threats and possible solutions. Do read till the end for a very important solution!
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