UPI stands for Unified Payments Interface. It is a payment mode developed by the National Payments Corporation of India. UPI is a payment system that allows you to transfer money between any two parties. As compared to NEFT, RTGS, and IMPS, UPI is far more well-defined and standardized across banks. This means that you can use UPI to initiate a bank transfer from anywhere in just a few clicks! The benefit of using UPI is that it allows you to pay directly from your bank account. The hassle or need to type in the card or bank details goes away with UPI. You can use UPI to transfer money to your family, friends, or even between your own bank accounts. The much wider use of UPI comes when you have to pay different merchants. mPIN in UPI Another benefit of using UPI is that you can do away with the need to wait for an OTP and enter it to complete the money transfer. The mPIN is a 6-digit passcode that you must enter every time you need to make a transaction. The mPIN is highly val...
The Pegasus spyware, developed by Israeli software company NSO Group, has targeted globally more than 50,000 phone numbers, including 300 in India, for surveillance Notes What is it? How does it work? What can it do? A brief history of Pegasus The Pegasus Project, an investigation by an international media consortium, has revealed that more than 50,000 phone numbers were targeted by spyware created by NSO Group, an Israeli software company. On the list were 300 verified phone numbers in India, including those of ministers, opposition leaders, a sitting judge, more than 40 journalists, and several activists and business persons. But what is Pegasus, who is it for, how does it infect devices, and what can it do? What is it? Spyware is any malicious software designed to enter your computer device, gather your data, and forward it to a third party without your consent. Pegasus, developed by NSO Group, is perhaps the most powerful spyware ever created. It is designed to infiltrate smar...