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.

It started with a moment of confusion that felt almost trivial. A Mumbai-based accountant received a message from a colleague ...

GhostPairing is the kind of WhatsApp attack that feels unfair, because it skips the usual warning signs like one-time ...

We use the term GhostPairing Attack because the victim is tricked into completing WhatsApp’s own device pairing flow, adding ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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