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Cyber fraud: Hyderabad man loses Rs 1 Lakh after phone software update

Author admin | 07 Aug 2026, 12:06 PM | హైదరాబాద్
Cyber fraud: Hyderabad man loses Rs 1 Lakh after phone software update

Hyderabad: A 27-year-old man from Banjara Hills allegedly lost Rs 99,018 from his bank account after a software update was automatically installed while he was watching Instagram Reels on his phone.

The victim, a resident near Orange Tree in Banjara Hills, told the police that the incident occurred on the night of August 2. When he checked his bank account the next morning, he found that a total of Rs 99,018 had been transferred through four transactions without his knowledge.