8th Pay Commission Alert: Big warning for central employees, one wrong click and bank account will be empty.

News India Live, Digital Desk: There is a very important news for more than 50 lakh central employees and 69 lakh pensioners waiting for the 8th Pay Commission. Taking advantage of your curiosity, cyber fraudsters have woven a new and dangerous web of fraud. Cyber ​​Dost, the cyber wing of the Home Ministry, has issued a big alert regarding a fake mobile app. What is ‘Salary Calculator’ scam? These days, a message named “8th CPC Salary Calculator” is becoming increasingly viral on social media and WhatsApp. It is being claimed in this message that through this app, employees can calculate their increased salary and arrears after the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission. Fraudsters are sending this app as an APK file (side-loading link) instead of Google Play Store. As soon as an employee clicks on this link and installs the app, the complete control of his phone goes to the hackers. How does this dangerous app work? According to cyber experts, this app becomes active in the background as soon as it is installed in the phone and steals the following sensitive information: OTP Access: Thugs read the OTP of the bank coming on your phone without your knowledge. Banking Details: Passwords and net banking information saved in the phone get stolen. Data Theft: Access to your contacts, gallery and messages goes to hackers. What did the government say? The government has clarified that the Finance Ministry or any government department has not launched any official app to calculate the 8th Pay Commission. Official suggestions for 8th Pay Commission have been invited through the website only. Any APK file or WhatsApp link is completely fake. How to protect yourself from fraud? Avoid unknown links: Do not download any unknown link or file that comes on WhatsApp or Telegram. Use only Play Store: Use only the official Google Play Store or Apple App Store to install any app. Factory reset: If you have accidentally installed such an app, immediately turn off your internet, change the banking password and factory reset the phone. File a complaint: In case of any kind of cyber fraud, immediately call the national helpline number 1930.