In yet another sign of how deeply cybercriminals are infiltrating even trusted digital platforms, a Ghatkopar-based IT professional has reported losing nearly R25 lakh over 55 days after being scammed through an app from the Apple App Store.

The complainant, 41, works with the IT department of a private bank in BKC, and was contacted via WhatsApp on September 11 by a woman calling herself Devanshi Parekh, who offered him stock-market tips. He was added to a group titled C514 Systematixgroup Investment Group, and asked to download an iOS trading app.