Overview
- Cybersecurity firm Cyble reports more than 36 phishing domains impersonating Parivahan and e-challan services, with many still operational.
- Victims receive SMS or WhatsApp notices for modest, time-limited fines that use threats of licence suspension or legal action to push quick payment.
- Cloned payment pages restrict options to cards and harvest full details, including number, expiry and CVV, which are transmitted to attacker servers.
- Police say investigations include a case in which a motorist lost nearly Rs 6 lakh after clicking a fake challan link that led to unauthorised transactions.
- Officials advise checking challans directly on parivahan.gov.in or state traffic police sites, avoiding link-based payments, and reporting incidents to the 1930 cyber helpline.