Arjun Sharma was known on campus as "AppCrack." By day, he was a second-year computer science student at a middling engineering college in Pune. By night, he ran a Telegram channel with 47,000 followers called .

Stealing login credentials and personal data.

Arjun's Telegram followers had loved him for "free stuff." Not a single one came to his defense.

The "AppCrack" world may seem like a shortcut to premium digital tools, but it acts as a gateway for cybercriminals. Protecting your personal data and supporting the developers who build the tools you love is always the smarter investment.

He never asked who the end client was. That was his first mistake.

This time, he wasn't cracking someone else's lock. He was opening a door that was always meant to be open.