Cyber criminals are constantly adopting new ways to cheat you. They collect your personal information and then try to commit fraud. Every day new cases of online fraud are coming to light. Nowadays, a website is serving as a new weapon for cyber criminals. By entering your phone number on this website, it can tell everything from your location to your personal details. This website is so dangerous that it can even track your live movements.
This website, ProxyEarth, is created by a person named Rakesh. It is alleged that it is leaking the location and personal information of Indian users from their phone numbers. Experts claim that this website takes advantage of the shortcomings in India’s telecom infrastructure to provide all kinds of information about people through their phone numbers. It finds the live location of the nearest mobile tower based on the phone number, i.e., using tower triangulation data.
This website has already been accused of leaking people’s private data and live location. As soon as your mobile number is used on it, it shares your name, your father’s name, second number and email ID, along with location information. In many cases, this website also provides accurate live location information.
How does it work?
The Proxy Earth website records the user’s location and telecom data based on signals received from mobile towers and provides personal information such as name, date of birth, second number, etc. For example, it takes the information you provided in the documents you provided to the telecom company when purchasing the SIM card. This website is acting as a new weapon for cyber criminals.
Who is Rakesh?
According to India Today, Rakesh, the creator of this website, describes himself as a programmer and video editor. There are also reports that he runs some websites that sell pirated content. Rakesh claims that he is not doing anything wrong by creating this website. He is using the data which is already available on the internet and has become public due to data leak. He claims that he is using his website as a platform for advertising and driving traffic. This website has been live for the last one week and is still present on the internet, which is a big threat to Indian users.
