5 Cybersecurity Tips to Stay Safe from Festive Season Scams

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The Festive season in India has its own digital routine. Shopping apps are buzzing with sale alerts, inboxes fill up with offers, UPI payments happen at crowded markets, and messages promising cashback or last-minute deals appear almost every day.

Unfortunately, scammers know this routine too. When people are busy shopping, travelling, sending money and responding to festive offers, a convincing message or urgent phone call can easily catch them off guard.

The scale of the broader threat is Substantial. Quick Heal’s India Cyber Threat Report 2025 recorded 369.01 million malware detections across 8.44 million endpoints in India, averaging 702 detections every minute. Android malware alone accounted for 42% of the reported Android detections.

How Can You Stay Safe from Festive Season Scams?

The festive rush can make it easy to act quickly without checking where a message, call or payment request is coming from. A few simple ...

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