Even as credit or debit card credentials leak over the dark web, many citizens dont realize that online frauds can be stopped with a little cyber hygiene.
Since January 2020, all banks, in keeping with the RBI guidelines, have allowed card holders to enable and disable cards for online use on international and domestic websites and Point of Sale (PoS) machines and even modify their transaction limits by simply moving a toggle tab on their bank app or website. Since 2022, fraudulent credit and debit card transactions have surged inGujarat.
The Gujarat CID Crime data for the last one year revealed that 14,725 citizens have lost their or credit to these frauds. At the Hacked cyber safety awareness session at Cloud 9 Society in Nehrunagar, jointly organized by TOI and Gujarat CID Crime, the sleuths explained all about preventing debit and credit card fraud.