Handwara, Nov 4: In order to generate awareness among general public about Cyber Crimes, today on Nov 4, 2022, Handwara Police organised a Cyber Crime Awareness Programme at Govt. Hr. Secondary School MH Pora Kralgund. The programme was attended by students, teachers and other staff of 04 schools- Govt. Hr. Secondary School MH Pora, Boys Middle School MH Pora, Girls Middle School MH Pora and Dawn Public School.
DYSP PC Kralgund Shri Adil Hussain-JKPS hosted the awareness programme along with SHO PS Kralgund.
During the programme, the participating students and staff members were briefed about various types of cyber threats and crimes prevalent these days, such as, identity theft, credit card fraud, data theft, cyber stalking, sextortion, OTP frauds, among others.
The participants were urged to adopt safe browsing habits, to avoid suspicious websites while surfing the Internet, to not share OTPs or Bank Account Details and Passwords with anyone. The participants were also appraised of safety measures which could be adopted while banking online/ conducting online transactions. The students were also cautioned against accepting friend requests from unknown persons or chatting with unauthenticated persons on social media.
The students and staff appreciated the efforts of Handwara Police for organising the cyber awareness programme and spreading awareness about various cyber crimes among the students and staff of the schools.
