The students of the graduating batch of NALSAR have not resorted to any violence. They have made a representation to their own university. We may agree with them or find it distasteful. However in no way can the Bar Council intimidate them by threatening to stall their enrolment and spoil their career! We have never seen such low depths of the vanguards of the Noble profession of Law!
🚨 NEW UPI SCAM: The "Rogue Auto QR Code" Device Takeover 🚨
A highly sophisticated UPI scam is targeting commuters using Android phones. Within minutes, victims are seeing their bank accounts linked to remote devices without their consent.
Here is exactly how this technical exploit works and how to protect yourself:
💻 The Mechanics: How It Happens
1. The Hijacked QR: The fraudster displays a custom QR code. It does not open a secure payment page. Instead, it triggers an Android deep-link "Intent" payload.
2. The Forced Verification SMS: The malicious code forces the victim's phone to draft and send a hidden, encrypted UPI registration token (like the cryptic HDFCUPI... text seen at the bottom of the screenshot).
3. The Remote Device Bind: The scammers enter the victim's phone number into multiple banking apps on *their own burner devices*. When the victim's phone broadcasts that encrypted SMS token, NPCI systems mistakenly validate the *scammer's* phone as the legitimate primary device.
4. The Multi-Bank Explosion: Once the phone number is bound to the scammer's handset, automated scripts fetch every bank account linked to that number (HDFC, Axis, ICICI, etc.) in a matter of minutes.
🛡️ 100% Sure-Fire Kill Switches
If you or someone you know receives a sudden flood of UPI activation messages:
* Dial *99# Immediately: From the affected SIM, dial this universal USSD code. Select the option to Block UPI or Disable UPI Profile. This works instantly across all banks without needing internet.
* Call 1930: Reach out to the National Cyber Crime Helpline immediately to report active device-binding fraud and freeze downstream channels.
* Check SMS Forwarding: Dial *#21# to ensure the hacker hasn't secretly set up call or SMS forwarding. If they have, dial ##002# to wipe it out.
* De-register Your Apps: If you still have access to your Google Pay, PhonePe, or BHIM apps, go to settings and select De-register UPI Profile. This forces a termination of all external sessions.
💡 Golden Rule of Prevention
NEVER scan a street vendor or driver's QR code using your phone's default camera app or generic QR scanners. Always open a trusted, official app like Google Pay, PhonePe, BHIM, or your official banking app to scan. Safe payment interfaces will strictly block malicious device-binding intents.
Stay vigilant and share this to protect others! 🧵👇
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Beware of the wrath of the angry, annoyed... and intelligent customer! As Airtel is realizing now, in hindsight, where an angry, annoyed... and intelligent customer has channelled all that emotion into brilliant satire! There's a whole lot more on the website! Head to https://t.co/P37hc38UTB
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@IndiGo6E What's this cheater behaviour, you cancelled the flight with PNR 09KE4A but now when I am trying to cancel and take refund, you are showing error but when I am clicking on selecting another flight, then there is no error. I don't want to take your flight, issue refund
@IndiGo6E@NitishKumar @fficecmbihar @iChiragPaswan strict action must be taken against @IndiGo6E Airline for cheating & harassing customers from Bihar. This daytime loot of money after cancelling their flight is another example of their poor treatment of passengers from Bihar.
@IndiGo6E@IndiGo6E On top of it you sent a message for refunding INR 360. Your team cancelled the flight. Why should a passenger pay so much for this? @dgca@MoCA_GoI
@IndiGo6E@IndiGo6E I thought you guys stopped harrassing people. Your representative called me up & told that complete amount will be refunded because I had booked the ticket through your WhatsApp chat. You have now made a deduction of INR 4,973 & only refunded 1,682.
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The startup service provider directory is live 🚀
Got tired of the “bro do you know a good deck designer” DMs so I built a phone book for the Indian startup ecosystem. Revolutionary, huh?
250+ providers across 15 categories - pitch decks, legal, accounting, market research, recruiting, web dev, social media, everything. With actual pricing. And turnaround times. And past clients.
Here’s the sheet: https://t.co/MA1Rif1I5a
Founders: Bookmark it. Use Ctrl+F.
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Important disclaimers:
- I didn’t deep vet anyone, do your own diligence
- Send me reviews (good AND bad) after you work with someone
- 3 bad reviews = deleted from sheet
- This isn’t a business, I make nothing from this, it’s literally just a Google Sheet
Share with every founder you know. Gatekeeping a directory is weird.
Sometimes the best solutions are the dumbest ones. Now stop DMing me for CA recommendations, they’re all in the sheet.
RT if this saves you from awkward “I’ll get back to you with a name” messages 🥰🙏👹