Cop clicks WhatsApp link, loses Rs 20,000

Cybercriminals are sharing links in social media groups and individual messages to siphon off money from bank accounts. A head constable lost Rs 20,000 after clicking on a link shared in a WhatsApp group. The miscreants hacked into his phone and forwarded the link to his contacts. The link, 'SBIvS1.apk', claimed to be from SBI and asked for bank account details like account number, CIF number, debit card number, debit card PIN number, and PAN number. The constable's phone was later hacked and the same link was circulated to his contacts in Belligatta village.

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