Stay alert against hackers, social media users told

  • | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

He advised users of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media sites to remain alert to avoid hacking of their accounts.The workshop was jointly sponsored by Pushp Institute of Sciences and Higher Studies, Bank of Baroda and Gyan International School. In a situation when cash transaction gets held up at ATM due to any reason, he advised card holders not to leave the ATM booth until machine returns to its normal mode.District magistrate Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, meanwhile, explained the abuses of social media, especially in spreading communal riots and social hatred. Pilibhit: Cyber security adviser to UP police Rahul Mishra on Sunday advised people not to click on any unknown online link or open undesired emails as it could lead to hacking of their important computer data.Speaking at a workshop on cyber security held at Ben Hur Public School here to sensitise government officials, bank customers and common people about cybercrime, Mishra asked participants not to share their passwords with anyone.Warning ATM card holders about fraudsters involved in cloning ATM cards, Pramod Dixit, deputy director of Punjab National Bank’s Institute of Information Technology, advised people not to hand over their ATM cards to any stranger and to remain cautious when withdrawing cash from ATM or making online shopping.

Pilibhit: Cyber security adviser to UP police Rahul Mishra on Sunday advised people not to click on any unknown online link or open undesired emails as it could lead to hacking of their important computer data.Speaking at a workshop on cyber security held at Ben Hur Public School here to sensitise government officials, bank customers and common people about cybercrime, Mishra asked participants not to share their passwords with anyone.Warning ATM card holders about fraudsters involved in cloning ATM cards, Pramod Dixit, deputy director of Punjab National Bank’s Institute of Information Technology, advised people not to hand over their ATM cards to any stranger and to remain cautious when withdrawing cash from ATM or making online shopping. In a situation when cash transaction gets held up at ATM due to any reason, he advised card holders not to leave the ATM booth until machine returns to its normal mode.District magistrate Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, meanwhile, explained the abuses of social media, especially in spreading communal riots and social hatred. He advised users of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media sites to remain alert to avoid hacking of their accounts.The workshop was jointly sponsored by Pushp Institute of Sciences and Higher Studies, Bank of Baroda and Gyan International School.

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