Digital Arrest: How to Protect Yourself? | Other Cyber Crimes

Welcome to CyberCrimesDaily, in today’s report, we will know what is digital arrest and how to protect yourself? Also about other cyber incidents. Someone calls as a CBI officer and says that your son is trapped in such a case. Then he is digitally arrested. So such a situation arises that he is digitally arrested for 1-2 days.

How to Protect Yourself?

Now we all know that the process of arrest or detention takes place in the physical world. Someone will come to your house and arrest you. But they have changed the narrative.

And many people have started believing this story. In fact, when you see a person dressed as a police officer on your phone, your heart starts beating faster. Yes, of course.

You don’t know who has come. When you hear this voice, you feel what has happened. What has happened? Because since childhood we have been told, sir, be careful of lawyers and police.

Use of Veto Power

So we get a little scared. So once we get scared, we forget the evidence somewhere. We forget that we have a veto power, a veto switch.

The veto switch is to disconnect the phone. If you see a police officer making a video call on the phone, you will be arrested at the first warning bell. Disconnect the phone.

Because a police officer will not make a video call to you in his uniform on an official occasion. Why? Because he will give up the electronic ID and while using it, action can be taken against him. People are scared.

Use of Online Platforms

And these days we see that even if you order food on sites like Swiggy and Zomato, there are a lot of scams. These days everything is a scam. What is there that is not a scam? what are the new ways? We have seen a lot of digital arrests.

There have been many cases before. People are wary of one thing. If someone speaks as a CBI officer, as a bank employee, then we have to talk about something new.

We Have Entered The Era of Artificial Intelligence

Because these days many new cases are being made related to deep fake. Deep fake is a new technology through which you create fake electronic records through artificial intelligence. And they look so good and believable, they look so authentic that you can’t decide whether it’s fake or real.

Victims of Deep Fake Crimes

So these days I see a lot of cases where people are being victims of deep fake crimes. There is a father, he has a seven-year-old daughter. Every day his school van picks up the child from his house and takes her back.

Every day the father leaves. And there is a senior vice president in a very big company. One day he leaves at 7.30 in the morning, he is getting ready.

He gets a call, he says, sir, we have kidnapped your daughter. And if you don’t give us 15 lakhs in the next 15 minutes, then we will kill your daughter in 16 minutes. You say, sir, we don’t believe you.

Ask your daughter to talk. He asks the girl to talk. The girl is crying, she is telling the father, father, take me away, otherwise they will kill me.

When the father is sure that my daughter is in danger, he tries to negotiate. Negotiation is not possible. In 13 minutes, the father says, I will give you 15 lakh rupees.

And he gives 15 lakh rupees. Then he talks to the girl. The girl is calm; she wants to take me.

A place is fixed. And as soon as the place is fixed, the husband and wife get into the car and move forward. When they leave, many thoughts come to the father’s mind.

What happened to me? Why did this happen to my daughter? And then he thinks, I should tell the school principal. He calls the school principal. Sir, this happened to me.

Be careful of others. The principal says, what are you talking about? Your daughter has been with us since morning. Then he realizes that this father has been a victim of digital deep fake crime.

Cloned Through Artificial Intelligence

He did nothing with the cybercriminals. He took the voice sample of that girl. He cloned her through artificial intelligence.

And the cloning was so authentic that even the father could not understand whether he was talking about AI or his daughter. I think new incidents like this will come up. So the rule of thumb is, you should not believe anything you hear, see, read until you have independently verified it.

If you can verify it, then please trust it. Otherwise, do not trust anything because AI has created a deep fake news. It has created a mess around us.

Thoroughly Verify

It is our responsibility to thoroughly verify everything and move forward.

Indians are facing losses worth crores of rupees due to cyber fraud cases. We have seen that it suddenly increases. Then some cases increase again.

Why Is It Difficult To Reach The Criminals?

So why is it not easy to reach them? Look, crores of people are victims of this. There is no doubt about it. A recent survey has said that in India, in just 4 months, Indians have lost over Rs 2000 crore in digital fraud.

Leave aside all other financial frauds. So as we enter this golden age of cybercrime, we should have an idea of the numbers. In 2024, cybercrime caused about $8.5 trillion in losses.

And a big chunk of it went to India. And these numbers are not stopping. It is estimated that by the end of this year, cybercrime will cause about $10.5 trillion in losses.

So people are constantly bleeding. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not get caught in this world.

AI Has Changed The Entire Scenario.

Because now cybercriminals have adopted a new approach. It is called cybercrime as a service, which is run by artificial intelligence(AI). Earlier, cybercriminals used to work on their own.

Now they do not want to get their hands dirty. The next time they commit cybercrime, they do it with artificial intelligence. So you see more harm from AI because AI is a threat. AI has many benefits but it also has many dangers.

Now that AI is being misused, I think people need to be more careful. We all use chat GPT and other programs. But these days, cybercriminals are using new programs.

Fraudulent GPT Is One of Them.

You will be able to keep your digital smart phone and smart presence safe. Okay, sir. While downloading apps from Apple Store or Play Store, what should be taken care of? While downloading apps, first of all, do not create a crowd.

Caution While Downloading Apps

This is not good. Before downloading any app, two things are important. First, read the terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Read the terms and conditions to know how this app will use your data. Second, read the customer reviews. If people are hungry, they will complain, cry and scream.

If you get negative reviews, it indicates that it is a threat. I should not use this app. If you read the terms and conditions and understand the details, you will understand why this app is using my data.

Giving an Example

Let me give you an example. WhatsApp has been telling you that the first year will be free and you will have to pay Rs. 50 for the next year.

But it has not charged Rs. 50 yet. Why? Because it is eating your data.

It is using your data. And your data is worth much more than Rs 50.

So, don’t blindly download apps. If you want to download an app, download it from the official app store or play store. Most Indians make the mistake of downloading mobile apps from third-party websites.

There, you don’t have much control over cyber security. You start seeing fraudulent apps there.

The Elderly Is In a Very Vulnerable Position.

We see that the elderly goes to the bank and their fraudsters forge their signatures. Then they come to know that their account is empty. How do we protect ourselves from this? So, the elderly is in a very vulnerable position in today’s time.

Ways to Avoid This

So, I think, first we have to sensitize them and increase their awareness. Second, we have to remove the fear in their hearts about the misuse of this digital medium. Third, we have to convince them that there is no need to respond to every call.

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Whenever you get a call from KYC or OTP, you have to disconnect the call. Wherever you feel uncomfortable, the call should be disconnected. And physically, there is no harm in talking to your bank.

Make a Habit of Going to The Bank Branch

There is no harm in going to the bank branch. And if you are a very elderly person, try to use two accounts. One, where you have money and which is not connected to the internet.

And the second, where you have the least money, in case you want to make internet transactions through it. If you are an elderly person and you are a little careless, your life savings can be lost somewhere. Cybercriminals are waiting for you to make a mistake.

The Internet and Artificial Intelligence Never Sleep

The Internet and Artificial Intelligence never forget anything. If you put something, it will stay forever. So if you put your digital footprint too, it will be used too. Today, with AI, I can target anyone. I can give detailed information about you.

I can get information about your weaknesses. And the AI will tell me that this is their pattern. This is their weakness.

And you can target them here. So this information can be used by others through AI. So cybercriminals will definitely do it.

Share Less Digital Footprint

So try to share your digital footprint as little as possible. Yes, do activities online. Use virtual private networks so that your physical location is protected.

If you adopt cybersecurity as a lifestyle, then it will be very important. Why? We think that this is our device. I can do anything with it.

Will The Government Solve The Problem?

Whatever happens, the government will solve the problem. Sorry, the government is doing its job. But if you have done something wrong with your device, then you will have to suffer the consequences.

What should people be aware of?

What are the new tricks that people should be aware of? What are the new cases? We have seen that fraud is happening in police stations too.

What is the difference between fraudsters? When fraudsters reach us, it is good to understand the power of your Veto power. If you see something on your device or mobile phone that is ringing bells in your brain, then you need to get out of that website immediately. You need to uninstall that app immediately.

Conclusions

You need to immediately disconnect the call where a police officer or any government official asks you for money over the phone. If you do this, you will be able to immediately create a protective shield around yourself, which is very important. Secondly, do not be afraid. Educate yourself a lot. Be aware of the new methods of digital criminals and call the National Cyber Crime Portal at 1930 in case of any trouble.