It said that the cautionary notice was issued since it had seen a rising number of fraud using the UPI platform. The warning also coincides with an alert issued by RBI on February 14, where it alerted banks about potential fraudulent transactions on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The warning comes as the app becomes circulated more frequently among media platforms and other channels in the country.Īccording to media reports, AnyDesk is a software that can take control of your bank account and do transactions on your behalf through a mobile or laptop. The RBI warns that downloading this app could result in your bank account becoming empty within minutes. The warning notes that if you are suggested to download an app named “AnyDesk” through any of the social media platforms or any other channel then do not download the application. The Reserve Bank of India, in an unprecedented move, has issued a warning for all the users of online banking services in the country. If you have any questions or would like further clarification, please don t hesitate to contact us.” We would like to urge users to exercise the same level of caution that they do with their banking and personal data or their email or Facebook login information. We regret the recent incidents and we empathize with the victims. Also Read - Mobile gaming advertisers witness 2x growth YoY in India: Report Specifically, we urge our users to not share access codes to their devices with people they do not know. We work closely with the authorities to combat any fraud that we encounter and we are also working to educate users about how to properly secure their computers. Also Read - NPCI partners with Worldline to bring UPI, RuPay to Europe: What this means for you Also Read - How to set up UPI Lite in BHIM app: A step-by-step guideĪnyDesk is an exceptionally secure software for remote connections, using banking-level security and encryption protocols. AnyDesk was abused by individuals to steal from users who did not understand the need to keep their access codes as safe as they do their personal data. AnyDesk has been engineered in Germany and has a reputation of being an exceptional remote access software used by millions to legitimately connect to devices around the world. It issued a statement saying, “It is rather unfortunate that AnyDesk has been used by scammers who convinced trusting users to give them access to their device and then defraud them. Update: AnyDesk has clarified that there are apps similar to AnyDesk that also help provide remote access to the devices of other users.
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