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TRAI Convenes Meeting To Protect Consumers From Harms Of Spam And Fraud

In his address, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti stressed the need for a joint effort to tackle the problem of spam messages and calls.

Aug 28, 2024, 11:28 AM IST

India is the fourth country in the world affected by spam calls - Report

This year, India has reached the fourth position among the 20 countries affected by spam calls. Only one scammer makes an average of 202 million spam calls per spammer in India. Whereas 27,000 calls are made every hour and 6,64,000 daily from the same phone number.

Dec 21, 2021, 11:04 AM IST

Spam alert! Fake oximeter apps could steal your banking credentials, here’s how to check if it’s safe or not

The team from Quick Heal Security Labs found that malware authors were misusing the official apps with trojan to steal users` banking credentials. 

Jun 04, 2021, 16:33 PM IST

Google to authenticate unknown numbers, rolls out Verified Calls in select countries including India

The ‘Verified Calls' shows the caller's name, logo, reason for calling.

Sep 09, 2020, 12:06 PM IST

Beware Android users! These 23 Apps may expose you to scam – Check out complete list

A new research found that these apps contain dangerous ‘fleeceware’ and could syphon off thousands from you.

Aug 25, 2020, 16:28 PM IST

Google detects 25 billion spammy pages daily in Search

Google said it has designed systems to prioritize the most relevant and reliable web pages at the top.

Jun 10, 2020, 09:58 AM IST

DNA analysis of the decline in usage of Email

In this segment of DNA, we bring to you a detailed analysis of the decline in usage of Email. #DNA

Nov 20, 2019, 23:22 PM IST

Over 419 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed online

The database included 133 million records of US-based Facebook users, 18 million records of UK users and more than 50 million records of users in Vietnam.

Sep 05, 2019, 09:35 AM IST

Apple removes millions of scam and clone apps

In a bid to go after spam and clone apps on its App Store, Apple has instituted new tougher guidelines, thus cleaning up millions of apps in the process, media reported.

Jun 22, 2017, 12:43 PM IST

Twitter exec`s account fires off spam posts

An official Twitter account for the company`s chief financial officer unleashed a barrage of spam posts on Tuesday in what may have been a hack or a glitch.

Feb 11, 2015, 03:11 AM IST