Beware of fraud by swindlers, big fraud is being done in the name of companies like Tata-Reliance, government is going to attack scammers
Tech News Desk,Links included in messages coming in the name of well-known companies can also be weapons of cyber criminals. Despite this, mobile users get confused and lose hard-earned money by clicking on the link. Due to this, the government has asked all the companies to send any link or message through encrypted app. In the coming days, companies will send other general messages including advertisements, but any secure message will be sent only through encrypted app. If a scammer in the name of a big company like Ambani and Adani sends you a message which also contains a link, then alert. Be careful because now renowned companies will not send links along with messages, yet if you have received the message then understand that some scammer is trying to cheat you in the name of these companies.
Other agencies of the Central Government including the Ministry of Telecom, Information and Technology and Home Ministry continuously take steps towards strengthening cyber security. Despite this, cyber criminals find ways to mislead people. According to an official of the IT Ministry, the government is continuously running a campaign to make people aware that they should not click on links received through unknown messages, emails or other means. Despite this, people get confused and the largest number of people send such messages. This is related to the link sent, which is why all companies including e-commerce, banking, telecom companies have been asked to refrain from sending any link in the message. Cyber criminals make people their victims by sending links in the name of companies, in such a situation only encrypted message is appropriate for sending the link. According to the IT Ministry official, many international companies have already taken this step, in the coming days If everyone takes these precautions then people who get confused and click on phishing links will be saved from becoming targets.
How is the link misused?
You must have noticed that we often receive links in many incoming messages; cyber criminals often use these links for phishing attacks or malware. Through this, they easily target you. By clicking on such links, you may have to face many security threats ranging from identity theft to financial loss. Attackers most commonly use text messages, emails, and social media posts to send links, while using company names to mislead consumers.
You can use link checker tool
In case of necessity, the easiest way is to use the link checker tool to know whether the link you have received is safe or not. You will easily find such tools online. This tool uses online website services and blocklist databases to check links.
