India, Dec. 31 -- New Year 2026 is almost here, and it is a time when many people receive greetings on social media platforms and instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram, with users sending Happy New Year messages. But what if we told you that police forces across India are warning citizens about potential New Year message scams, where you receive a Happy New Year greeting, but clicking on it could actually lead to your phone being hacked and you losing a lot of money?

The scam involves you receiving an APK file that is masked as a Happy New Year greeting on apps like WhatsApp. There may be a clear mention of the file having an APK extension, but it could be accompanied by fancy text or an image that masks the file. Once you cl...