India, April 23 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs has reportedly partnered with SBI and some telecom operators to develop a solution to alert about stolen one time passwords (OTP). This move is aimed at helping people combat phishing attacks.

Currently, the Centre is testing a solution which will allow banks to track the registered address as well as geolocation of a customer and where an OTP is getting delivered. In case of any discrepancy between the two locations, the customers will be notified about a possible phishing attack.

"The solution is still being tested; these are early days but the idea is to track the geolocation of the customer through the telecom database and ensure that the OTP is going to the right area," ET reported, c...