Pause before you pay: thousands join cyber safety march to promote safer online habits in Hyderabad

By The Hindu Staff

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Pause before you pay: thousands join cyber safety march to promote safer online habits in Hyderabad — Photo credit: The Hindu

Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand, Principal Secretary, Home, and Telangana Cyber Security Bureau Director, Shikha Goel and other senior officers launch the Cyber Security Awareness Month poster at People's Plaza, Necklace Road, in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL

Thousands of mobile phone flashlights and LED wristbands lit up Necklace Road on Thursday (October 1) evening as around 3,000 people walked with a simple message against cyber fraud: pause, think and verify before you click, share or pay.

The two-kilometre ‘Cyber Security Flash – Pause for Safety’ Light March, organised by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) at People’s Plaza, marked the beginning of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Telangana. The theme for this year is ‘Don’t Make It Easy for Them’.

The participants included police personnel, students, ex-servicemen, members of the industrial and factory community, Sahachari women volunteers from Malkajgiri, and families and other citizens from across Hyderabad. As the march moved along Necklace Road, participants switched on their mobile phone flashlights and LED wristbands in a display meant to symbolise vigilance against cyber fraud.

Citizens, students and volunteers participating in the ‘Cyber Security Flash – Pause for Safety’ Light March organised by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) at People's Plaza, Necklace Road, in Hyderabad on Thursday. — Photo credit: The Hindu

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 1, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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