Smartphones were expected to ease the lives of users by making it easy to access goods and services be it government compliances, financial investments, entertainment or shopping. Unfortunately, every seller or service provider decided to create an app that they try and compel users to download.
Every year, we first hear prayers for a bountiful monsoon. After a few weeks, the prayers turn into the nursery rhyme, Rain Rain Go Away as people struggle with the usual issues of water logging and potholes on the roads. All this is reported in newspapers and on TV channels on a cyclical basis. If you watch carefully, confidence tricks and scams, now graduated to cyberspace, follow a similar pattern.
You are rushing to reach somewhere, and suddenly you receive a message, either as email, SMS or chat, asking you to click the URL for something. The URL may look like an authentic one from your bank. You will be surprised to know that what you see, may not actually be genuine. In fact, it is so hard to detect that it is extremely worrisome.
The first quarter of 2023 saw a notable rise in cyberattacks; phishing and smishing attempts were exceptionally high and saw a 40% increase in their share of overall cyberattacks. These attacks—including malware, scams, and phishing—aim to steal consumers sensitive personal information like login IDs, passwords, card details, and bank account details.
The internet is one of the most significant innovations of all time and has impacted everyone s life. The march of technology and technological innovation has been so rapid that people were thrown onto the internet wagon without choice, training or awareness about its advantages and dangers. Indians were especially affected since we went from poor telephone coverage to high-speed tech saturation.