{"id":1244845,"date":"2023-04-23T09:56:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T04:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1244845"},"modified":"2023-04-23T09:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T04:27:16","slug":"warning-from-irctc-for-all-passengers-this-app-can-steal-your-money-data-dont-download-this-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/warning-from-irctc-for-all-passengers-this-app-can-steal-your-money-data-dont-download-this-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning From IRCTC For All Passengers: This App Can Steal Your Money &#038; Data.. Don&#8217;t Download This App!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you generally order your train tickets from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website or app, then we should like to notify you about a recent warning that IRCTC has issued regarding a malicious Android software dubbed &#8220;irctcconnect.apk&#8221;. IRCTC has asked the users to not install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-7-3.png\" alt=\"Warning From IRCTC For All Passengers: This App Can Steal Your Money &amp; Data.. 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The APK file for this Android app is harmful and may infect the device it is installed on\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phishing emails are sent out by criminals in bulk, in order to convince consumers to click on the links that lead them to malicious Android apps that steal personal information by seeming to be from reputable institutions such as IRCTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IRCTC said that \u201cIn light of this, we strongly suggest that you refrain from downloading and using this software in order to protect yourself from potential scammers. Always use the official &#8216;IRCTC Rail Connect&#8217; app, available for free on iOS and Android, to book your train tickets. 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