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What to do now
Practical, sourced guides for people and small teams caught up in a breach, an extortion email or an infection.
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Aadhaar or PAN leaked in a data breach? How to lock it down and check for misuse
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Bank account frozen by cyber police? What to do if you received tainted money without knowing
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How to get money back after cyber fraud: the real routes, the odds and 'recovery' scams
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Digital arrest scam: how to recognise the call, what to do on it, and what to do if you paid
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Phone suddenly shows no service? What to do about SIM-swap and eSIM fraud in India
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Festive sale scams: how to spot fake shopping sites, gift links and delivery tricks
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Infostealer infection: what to do, in the right order
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Is this a scam? How to check a phone number, link, app, adviser or UPI ID in India
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Harassed by a loan app? How to check a lender first, and where to complain in India
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Money on hold after a 1930 complaint? How frozen funds are released back to victims
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Cyber crime complaint status 'pending'? How to track an NCRP complaint and what to do next
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Blackmailed after a video call? What to do about sextortion, and how to get the clip taken down
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ShinyHunters emailed me: what to do about an extortion or sextortion threat
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Invited to a stock tips WhatsApp group? How to check it before you send a rupee
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Lost money in a UPI fraud? What to do in the first hour, and how to complain on 1930
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