7 basic ways to be safe online
Most online fraud in India does not break into your phone. It tricks you into handing over an OTP, a PIN or remote access. Watch the short video below, then use this checklist to protect your bank account, your SIM and your personal data. 1. Never share an OTP, UPI PIN, card PIN or CVV Your bank, your telecom operator and the police will not ask for these on a call, SMS or WhatsApp. An OTP authorises a transaction. If you read it out, you approve the payment yourself. You need your UPI PIN only to send money. If someone says you must enter your PIN to receive money, it is a fraud. 2. Use strong passwords and two-step verification Use a different password for email, banking and social media. A password of 12 or more characters, with words that do not belong together, is hard to guess. Turn on two-step verification for your email and WhatsApp, because whoever controls your email can reset every other account. 3. Check every link before you click Messages that threaten to disconnec...
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