34-year-old health sector employee loses ₹7,44,999 to malicious APK file scam in Hyderabad

Summary

A 34-year-old health sector employee in Hyderabad lost Rs 7,44,999 after downloading a malicious APK file sent by an unknown sender. The file was received four days prior and appeared to be from an account claiming to be "IndusInd Bank Online Processing." The victim, who had an account with IndusInd Bank, assumed the message was genuine and opened the link. The file prompted her to enter personal details, but she did not provide any information. The next day, she received SMS alerts about unauthorized debits from her bank account. Despite informing her bank and blocking the account, she lost all her savings through multiple transactions. A case has been registered, and the police are investigating.