India Cyber Threat Intelligence & Digital Safety Guides
In 2026, cyber fraud across India has evolved from primitive phishing emails into sophisticated multi-vector social engineering campaigns. Fraud syndicates exploit digital payment rails, peer-to-peer messaging, and fake government advisories to compromise bank accounts within minutes. The PhishGuard Threat Intelligence Team monitors evolving scam patterns daily, documenting real attack vectors and forensic evidence to help citizens, shopkeepers, and digital professionals stay secure.
Whether you received a suspicious electricity disconnection warning, had your WhatsApp session compromised, or suspect a customer presented a spoofed Google Pay payment receipt, our forensic guides provide verified, step-by-step recovery and reporting instructions aligned with guidelines from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
UPI & Merchant Scams
Explore forensic checks on fake payment screenshot apps, Paytm/PhonePe soundbox audio spoofs, QR code sticker swaps at retail checkout counters, and step-by-step chargeback procedures.
Read 15 UPI Scam Types →Digital Arrest & Fake Police
Understand how fake CBI, ED, TRAI, and Mumbai Police video calls intimidate victims into transferring savings to "clearance" accounts, legal protections under Indian law, and how to verify callers.
Digital Arrest Escape Guide →SMS Spoofing & APK Drops
Learn how scammers forge TRAI SMS headers like AX-IPBMSG and dispatch malicious APK download links pretending to be Parivahan e-challans, wedding invitations, or PM Kisan KYC updates.
SBI YONO SMS Verification →1930 & Account Recovery
Act within the crucial "Golden Hour" of financial fraud: how to report to the National Cyber Crime Helpline (1930), track complaint numbers on cybercrime.gov.in, and unfreeze mule-tagged bank accounts.
Call 1930 Reporting Steps →