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HDFC Bank educates over 2L citizens on Safe Digital Banking Practices PAN India in FY24

Hyderabad, April 24 (UNI) HDFC Bank as a part of digital banking awareness drive, conducted a series of secure banking workshops pan India.
The Bank organized over 16,600 workshops and sensitized over 2,00,224 citizens on safe digital banking practices across the country in FY24.
These workshops were aimed at educating school and college students, law enforcement agencies, senior citizens, self-help groups, customers and employees, the bank said in a release in Wednesday.
Through these interactive sessions, participants gained valuable insights on safe digital banking practices so that they don’t fall prey to cyber frauds.
The workshops included real life examples, stories and videos which helped participants understand various Modus Operandi used by fraudsters and tips on how to stay safe from such frauds.
The Bank has been conducting Cyber Fraud Awareness Workshops under the Secure Banking initiative at various locations across the country over the past four years.
The workshop covered an array of pertinent topics, offering a better understanding of digital security:
Commenting on this Mr. Manish Agrawal, Executive Vice President – Credit Intelligence and Control – HDFC Bank said, “Cybercrime is a serious threat to individuals and organisations alike. Lack of awareness causes people to fall for such cyber frauds. The objective of these workshops is to educate participants on various modus operandi used by fraudsters and the secure banking practices that they need to follow so that they do not become victims of such online frauds.”
The Bank encourages customers to be cautious and adopt safe banking habits while transacting digitally and avoid sharing their confidential banking information with anyone.
In case customers fall prey to online fraud, they should immediately report unauthorized transactions to the bank and get the payment mode blocked for safeguarding against future losses.
Customers should also file a complaint by calling 1930 helpline number started by ministry of home affairs (MHA) and submit the complaint on National Cybercrime Reporting Portal https://cybercrime.gov.in.
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