Cyber Awareness Information and tips

Cybercrime in Hyderabad: Why even experts get duped—and how to stay safe

Cybercrime preys less on ignorance and more on urgency. Even software professionals and bankers fall for well-scripted scams—phishing texts about “KYC expiry,” fake investment groups, and “digital-arrest” calls posing as police/DoT. Hyderabad isn’t immune. Telangana logged 1,14,174 cyber-fraud complaints in 2024, averaging ~313 complaints per day statewide; Hyderabad contributes a substantial share of these cases.

Protect yourself (and your team):
• Treat urgency as a red flag—never click links from messages; open the official app/site yourself.
• Remember: you cannot receive money by approving a UPI collect request or sharing an OTP.
• Enable 2FA, use a password manager, and avoid sideloaded apps.
• Verify authority—banks/police/courts won’t ask for remote-control apps or “verification fees.”