This Truecaller bug put its users in a ‘dangerous’ position

NEW DELHI: Some Truecaller users in India woke up to a surprise message this morning. After an overnight update, the Truecaller app automatically started to register users for UPI services without asking for permission from users before starting the process. Truecaller offers UPI services through its partner ICICI Bank.

The UPI registration process got initiated irrespective of whether the particular Truecaller user is an ICICI Bank account holder or not. This is because for using UPI services of a particular bank, you are not required to have a bank account with that bank. For example, you might have an account with HDFC Bank but still can register with ICICI Bank UPI account through Truecaller app.