Indian government warns WhatsApp users about the GhostPairing scam that silently hijacks accounts using device linking.

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

WhatsApp's latest feature will inform you about which connected accessories have access to your WhatsApp chats.

Threat actors are abusing the legitimate device-linking feature to hijack WhatsApp accounts via pairing codes in a campaign dubbed GhostPairing. This type of attack does not require any authentication ...

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 ...

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, ...

Back in July, Google widely introduced a redesign of the Android QR code scanner, but then rolled it back. The updated interface is now starting to reappear. This is the QR code scanner available from ...

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 ...