Panchkula, Sept. 28 -- Haryana Police on Monday issued a statewide advisory against cyber fraud while reporting separate enforcement action in Hisar, where eight people were arrested for alleged gambling at a hotel and another man was held in connection with a scooter theft.
A Haryana Police official said cybercriminals were increasingly using messages related to KYC updates, bank account suspension, electricity bills, e-challans, job offers, prizes, parcel deliveries and government schemes to trick people into clicking malicious links or installing APK files.
Police warned that APK files received from unknown sources could give fraudsters access to sensitive information stored on mobile phones, including OTPs, screen activity and banking...