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Voice-over Internet phone calls can be intercepted by hackers and stolen by unauthorised third parties. [iStock]

The grip of new technology on the mind is getting tighter by the day, and with it the rise of 'new fraud'. Experts say that the day is not far when a "cashless" society will become a reality.

The trend of buying and selling by swiping cards increased during the Corona pandemic.

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