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The wedding season is in full swing and most people are busy planning for their lives after getting hitched. But this season has also come with a new form of scam that people need to be vigilant about. The wedding scams are actually real and the hackers are using this to dupe the victims and steal money or even access personal data that puts them in a vulnerable position.
Everyone talks about how WhatsApp has made sending photos and even money very convenient. But the messaging app is now becoming a source of these scams as well.
What if we tell you that some wedding cards could be fake and riddled with malware to infect your device? Yes, that’s the premise of the wedding card scam that seems to have caught up in recent weeks. We have even heard incidents and cases of these scams in the news, which means, people need to be alert about the possible attack and don’t fall for any and all wedding invites coming to your WhatsApp feed.
It all starts when the victim gets a message on WhatsApp with these malicious wedding cards in the PDF format. Once you click the file, the malware kicks into gear and gets to work within your device to steal confidential information.
The downloaded files often come with APKs that can activate the virus and attack your device. In fact, these files can siphon off personal data, including net banking and app passwords that you tend to store in unsecure apps like notes. Recently, a man from Rajasthan was reportedly targeted with this scam which resulted in him losing over Rs 4 lakhs to the scammer.
The biggest way to avoid falling for these scams is to block such messages from unknown senders. But more importantly, you should change the way personal details are stored on your phone. Password managers are the best source of protecting against such issues, which both Android and iPhone users get from their respective companies.
Apple has its password manager for iOS 18 users that allows you to access digital accounts without saving the passwords. It will set up and autofill randomised passwords that are hard to breach. But in case your password is hacked, Apple will alert you and ask you to change them immediately.
If you want to completely avoid the password mishaps, the tech giants now give you the option to set up passkeys for different accounts. You just need the Face ID or touch ID authenticated to secure and unlock the account.
