The threat of getting infected with the covid-19 virus is topmost on most people’s minds. But that’s not the only threat you need to keep yourself safe from.
Cybercriminals are using newer ways to defraud mobile phone and computer users, using covid-19 as a cover. As the pandemic spreads, covid-19-related cyber frauds are also on the rise.
The rise of cybercrime in India is apparent with the advisories that banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), National Payments Corp.
of India (NPCI), ministries and various government departments have issued. “There is no India-specific data yet. But in most of the developed countries, there is a sudden jump in covid-19 cybercrimes," said Pavan Duggal, a Delhi-based lawyer who specializes in the