Online fraud alert: Deny remote access to your laptop, say analysts

If you do give access, monitor service provider's activity

During the Covid-19 pandemic, online transactions have increased, but so have the risks of falling prey to fraudsters. 

New users of digital payment services are especially vulnerable.  Bharti Airtel Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal, among others, has warned subscribers against this growing menace

Remote access fraud

You could receive a call, purportedly from a goods or service provider you use, say, from the company whose laptop you own. The caller could claim he needs to upgrade your software. He could ask you to install a remote access software, which gives him control of your laptop. Once he gets access, he could steal any