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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Telecom Operator Vi Hides Behind USSD Codes To Get Customers To Cough Up More Money

Vi Mobile - 06
Had an encounter with my cellular service provider. Validity of the voice & data plan in my Vi SIM Card had recently expired. So, I logged in to their App to create a new talktime bundle. Selected a suitable pack & proceeded to checkout. I had a pre-existing balance of more than ₹1,000/= in the account. Normally, I should be able to pay for the new plan using that balance amount.


Monday, March 07, 2022

Beware, Kotak Mahindra Bank Leaks Customer Data

Kotak Mahindra Bank - Data Leak - 01

Last month, my attention drew to an Account Statement emailed from the Kotak Mahindra Bank. Was taken aback, since I held no account with them.


Sunday, February 27, 2022

Friday, February 25, 2022

Vi Signed You Up For Bcafe Portal VAS & Deducted Money? You Can Get It Back

Vi - BCafe Portal VAS - 01
The other day, I received an SMS stating Rs. 15 had just been deducted from my talk-time balance & I have been signed up to Bcafe Portal. Was taken aback by this, since I did no such thing.