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63-year-old Hyderabad man loses ₹50 lakh after joining WhatsApp group for stock market investment advice
A 63-year-old man from Hyderabad lost ₹50 lakh in a stock trading scam carried out through a WhatsA…
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IPO scam – Two victims from Hyderabad lose over ₹11 crore in fake IPO scams
In yet another instance of fraudsters using the rising popularity of the stock market and initial p…
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Man gets job offer on WhatsApp, finds himself linked to Rs 250 crore GST E-way bill fraud
A man from Muzaffarnagar fell victim to a job scam via WhatsApp, leading to his personal details be…
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Tips to spot fake messages and news on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of the most used instant messaging apps across the globe. It has to deal with the n…
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How to silence calls from unknown numbers on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of India's most popular messaging apps and has over 500 million users. In addition …
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How to use WhatsApp's fact-checking feature to research the validity of viral, forwarded messages
You can now use WhatsApp to fact-check messages within the app — a new feature launched in August 2…
Jennifer Still
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'WhatsApp Pink': Here’s all you need to know to protect yourself from the scam
Numerous individuals are receiving messages that promise an update called 'WhatsApp Pink.' Essentia…
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'Jamtara Global': Indian WhatsApp users flooded with spam calls
These spam calls with international numbers, mostly from African and Southeast Asian countries, alo…
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Hackers infiltrated Israeli smart billboards to post pro-Hamas messages, reports say
Two billboards near Tel Aviv were hijacked for a brief period on Thursday, the boss of a cybersecur…
Tom Carter
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WhatsApp launches second campaign to fight fake news ahead of India’s elections
As India heads into its 17th Lok Sabha elections, starting 11 April, social media platform WhatsApp…
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WhatsApp group admins change settings to curb fake messages
"Government officials engaged in dealing with thecoronavirus outbreak were facing several problems …
PTI
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Indian government has found a way to trace WhatsApp messages without breaking encryption
The Indian government might finally have a way around WhatsApp’s issue of not violating end-to-end …
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One messaging app is affecting voter opinions in India more than other media put together
WhatsApp, in particular, is a concern considering that India is its largest market with over 200…
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SBI warns customers to beware of WhatsApp calls and scam messages
India’s largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), issued a warning to its customer…
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WhatsApp limits message forwards to one chat at a time
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has imposed additional restrictions on how frequently a particular message …
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WhatsApp has a new radio campaign to counter fake news in India
While there seems to have been some miscommunication between the Indian government and WhatsApp ove…
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‘Default’ WhatsApp group administrator lands up in jail for sharing ‘objectionable’ forward
The familiar adage of being at the wrong place at the wrong time seems to have transcended the phys…
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WhatsApp restricts message forwarding in an attempt to reduce fake news, lynchings
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology take on the situation is that while f…
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WhatsApp to introduce disappearing messages and a fact checking option
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps out there with over two billion monthly active u…
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Buyers and sellers of fake vaccine cards have flocked to messaging app Telegram, which has reportedly seen a 200% increase in sales since March
Sales are moving onto platforms where it's easier for people to find and purchase the cards illegal…