Scammers bring constitute a novel loophole inwards the Google Maps interface that allows them to edit the contact details as well as addresses of major banks, past times which they bring tricked users into revealing their their banking corporation details similar CVV as well as ATM PINs.
According to Google’s User Generated Content policy, anyone tin edit the contact details as well as address on the platform. Taking payoff of this flaw, a grouping of Thane-based con artists bring updated the contact details of Bank of Bharat as well as putted their ain contact number, past times this agency they bring been able to fool people.
“We bring received at to the lowest degree iii complaints from the Bank of Bharat (BoI) over the final i month. In all iii instances, nosotros directly notified the regime at Google,” the Superintendent of Police, Balsing Rajput of the State cyber constabulary quoted inwards the Hindu.
Meanwhile, the Bank of Bharat spokesperson said that they bring checked as well as changed the contact details of their branches on the Google Maps.
BOI's spokesperson said, “After these incidents came to our notice, nosotros modified the contact details on these branch listings on Google Maps. We asked users to purpose exclusively Bank of India’s official website to search for branch contact details.”
However, the Google's spokesperson said, “Overall, allowing users to propose edits provides comprehensive as well as up-to-date info, simply nosotros recognize at that spot may survive occasional inaccuracies or bad edits suggested past times them. When this happens, nosotros create our best to address the effect equally apace equally possible. The Google Safety Center outlines tips to assist consumers remain rubber online.”
