Keeping one’s online profile private and creating a secure password are among other steps that can help avoid cyber traps, officials suggested.
Awareness is key when it comes to curbing cyber crime and netizens are advised not to accept friend requests or follow requests from unknown people on social media, the Gurgaon police said Friday during a campaign against cyber crime.
Keeping one’s online profile private and creating a secure password are among other steps that can help avoid cyber traps, officials suggested at the session attended by principals of all government higher secondary schools in Faridabad, Gurgaon, Palwal and Mewat.
Other methods to prevent cyber crimes include not clicking on any link received via email or message and not receiving video calls from strangers over social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook or Instagram. The campaign was organised in the wake of a spurt in cybercrimes in the city.
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Officials also highlighted methods such as cheating, cheating by posing as the employee of a bank or any network by pretending to update KYC details, defrauding individuals by posting advertisements on OLX, cheating people after finding confidential information, via fake customer care numbers posted on Google, besides by downloading fraud apps for loan/investment.
Care must be taken while receiving emails, messages or phone calls from unknown people, and confidential information like OTP, ATM card number, Aadhaar number, UPI PIN must not be shared with anyone, they added.
Netizens were also advised to download apps only from trusted platforms like Google Play Store or Apple Store. When downloading software etc from Google, only use websites with Hypertext Transfer Protocol or ‘http’. Register cyber crime complaints by calling the helpline 1930 or visiting http://www.cybercrime.gov.in, officials said.
First published on: 17-06-2023 at 12:33 IST
