Indian government warns WhatsApp users about the GhostPairing scam that silently hijacks accounts using device linking. Here's how the scam works and how users can stay safe.

Hackers have found a way to quietly take over WhatsApp accounts without touching passwords, SMS codes, or the app’s ...

WhatsApp went down for a number of users today, with many reporting issues on DownDetector. A spike in reports on DownDetector suggests that there may be widespread ...

The era of keeping WhatsApp Web permanently logged in on your desktop is drawing to a close, following a major new directive from the Indian government’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). New ...

SINGAPORE - OCBC app users will be able to scan Weixin Pay (WeChat Pay) QR codes and pay merchants in China by the first quarter of 2026. It builds on the app’s existing ability to scan and pay ...

Under the new rule, the DoT requires messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to implement "SIM binding", i.e., linking of services to the SIM card used for registration via its IMSI ...

Indian users of WhatsApp Web are in for a significant change. The The Department of Telecommunications DoT has recently issued a directive that all messaging services, including WhatsApp, Signal, ...

The Department of Telecommunications is set to enforce new SIM linked rules for messaging apps in India. The biggest immediate impact will be on WhatsApp Web, which will now log users out every six ...

The Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to app-based messenger services like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, mandating the implementation of SIM binding ...

The Union government passed directions on Friday (November 28, 2025) requiring services like WhatsApp to only work if users have the SIM card used to sign up for the service in their device, and to ...

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), which operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has issued a strong warning after identifying a new online scam in which criminals are taking ...

Why this is important: For many iPhone users managing personal and business lives (or juggling two numbers), having to log in and out or use separate apps made things awkward. This update brings iOS ...