SBI customers alert! Bank warns against mobile hackers – Here are the dos and dont’s

The State Bank of India has once again warned its customers about fraudsters. The lender put out a video through a tweet, listing down some measures through which fraud can be prevented. While cyber criminals have always been targeting users, there has been a surge during the COVID-19 crisis. Fraudsters are now taking advantage of insecurities and finding new ways to fool people.  

"Don't be a victim of mobile hackers and learn some smart ways to keep your device secured. Let's make things difficult for the hackers," SBI tweeted along with a less than one-minute video clip. 

The country's largest lender said that the 'security of your mobile is compromised when it's infected with worms, trojan horses and other virus families'. In the video, SBI has listed some dos and don'ts to mitigate the security attack. 

Dos 

1. Never leave your mobile phone unattended 
2. Do not leave unused applications and connections open. 
3. Never connect your mobile phone to unknown or untrusted networks 
4. Never keep sensitive information like passwords, usernames in your mobile 
5. Never forward the virus-affected data to another mobile phones. 

Dont’s 

1. Take regular backup of data 
2. Note down the 15-digit IMEI number 
3. Always lock your mobile phone screen 
4. Before transferring any data from mobile phone to computer, be sure to scan the data with the latest antivirus software 

Update the mobile operating system regularly. 

The bank has been warning its customers about different types of frauds. Earlier, it had asked customers to be careful while charging their phones at charging stations. The bank had advised the customers to think twice before plugging-in their phone at charging stations as malware could infect their smartphone, thus in turn getting robbed off all their important data and passwords.