After installing a malicious mobile application masked as “PM Kisan”, after installing a malicious mobile application masked as “PM Kisan” under the installation of a malicious mobile application. The incident occurred on July 28, when the victim received a message of WhatsApp from an unknown issue containing a set of APK, which claims to be associated with the government’s social care program.
The man trusted the message and clicked on the link that triggered the download and installation of the app. Soon after, his phone began to fail. According to the complainant, she overheated, unusually released the battery and turned off without warning. Within a few hours, he found that his bank account was fraudulently downloaded 1.95 GBP Lakh.
In addition to the financial loss, Hacker has gained access to WhatsApp victims and began sending suspicions of suspicious messages to his contacts and increasing the alarm between his friends and family.
Since then, the victim has filed a formal complaint against cyber crime to the Hyderabad Police. The case has been reserved and the investigation is underway.
Computer crime officials have published citizens for public counseling to remain vigilant against false APK ensembles that spread through WhatsApp. Criminals distribute malware masked as a government -related application. After installation, these files can compromise phones, extract sensitive information, and carried away the messaging applications to make more fraud.
The authorities emphasized that the official PM-Kisan scheme communicates only through government channels and never distributes applications through WhatsApp or SMS. No payments or downloads are required to access the benefits of the scheme.
Victims of computer crime should immediately report incidents by dialing 1930 or visiting computer crime.gov.in. Hyderabad’s CyberCrime Police can also be achieved via WhatsApp to 8712665171 or e -mail at cybercrimespshyd@gmail.com.
Published – August 2025 17:08
