Cybercriminals are exploiting USSD codes, disguised as delivery agents, to activate call forwarding on unsuspecting citizens' phones. This allows them to intercept bank alerts and OTPs, leading to ...

DoT orders end of USSD codes for call forwarding in India, effective April 15, 2024. Users must adopt new methods due to security concerns. Telecoms to facilitate the transition to prevent ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recently taken a step to tackle the surge in online fraud cases across the country. They have made it mandatory for telecom operators to deactivate ...

Simple delivery call can hijack your phone using USSD codes Despite a 32.3% drop in reported cybercrime cases in Karnataka in 2025 compared to the previous year 2024, cybercriminals are far from ...

USSD-based call forwarding scam enables account takeovers and financial fraud Scammers impersonate delivery agents, tricking victims into dialing USSD codes Avoid dialing codes 21, 61, 67 from unknown ...

A rising trend of USSD scams taking place across the country where scammers take control of a user’s call and messaging systems, the National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit under the Indian ...

The Indian government has been taking a proactive step to address the rising issue of call-forwarding scams. The government has decided to suspend the feature temporarily for millions of smartphone ...

India’s national cybercrime monitoring agency has issued a new warning to the public over a phone-based scam that is leading to bank fraud and account takeovers. The National Cybercrime Threat ...

Short codes for Android smartphones can be used in several way, from pulling up information about the device, to communicating with the network service provider, as well as quickly accessing functions ...

The Indian government has issued an advisory warning against USSD-based call forwarding scam. The advisory has been issued by the National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit of Indian Cyber Crime ...