India, April 23 -- Cyber scams are becoming trickier by the day and now, criminals have discovered a new way to target people through images sent on WhatsApp. Unlike most of the usual scams that request you to click suspicious links or share your OTP, this newest scam conceals dangerous malware within what seems to be a normal photo. Victims lose money, and they lose control of their phones without even knowing it, and the consequences can be severe.

Usually, the scam starts when you get a WhatsApp photo from an unknown number. Looking at the first glance, it seems to be just a harmless image, like sometimes a request for help to identify someone or a random picture. But this image contains malware that steals your banking details, passw...