- World
Your Instagram DMs will not be private from May 8, Meta to end encryption
Meta announced that Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging effective May 8, altering the privacy landscape for several users who depend on “special keys” that keep all third parties, including Meta…
- India
Fake website offering Kerala lottery tickets detected, cyber police launch probe
Thiruvananthapuram: A probe has been launched after authorities detected a fake website of the Kerala lottery offering online ticket purchase, police said on Thursday, March 12. The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police registered a…
- Telangana
9 held for assaulting Telangana man over social media post on Khamenei
Hyderabad: A man was beaten by a mob of around 20-25 people in Telangana’s Mahabubnagar district after he shared a social media post about the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…
- India
Bihar police arrest man for chatting with Pakistani phone numbers
Bettiah (Bihar): Bihar Police on Thursday, March 5, arrested a man from Majhaulia in West Champaran district after discovering WhatsApp chats with Pakistani phone numbers on his mobile phones, officials said. The…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: SSC hall tickets likely to be released on March 5
Hyderabad: The Telangana Board of Secondary Education is expected to release the TG SSC (Class 10) hall tickets for the 2026 examinations on Thursday, March 5. In a significant move to streamline…
- India
Divorce can’t be granted citing cruelty based on WhatsApp chats: Bombay HC
Mumbai: Divorce cannot be granted on grounds of alleged cruelty merely based on WhatsApp chats without giving the spouse a chance to rebut, the Bombay High Court has said. A bench of…
- Politics
BJP accuses Gandhi family of Rs 7 Cr ‘ticket extortion’ in Haryana Assembly polls
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday, February 3, cited a claim of a former Haryana Congress leader’s husband to allege that the Gandhi family tried to “extort” Rs 7 crore from the…
- India
Rule to link WhatsApp, other messaging apps to SIM come into force on March 1
Starting Sunday, March 1, messaging apps used by millions of Indians – WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Sharechat, Jiochat, Josh and Arattai, among others – will have to remain continuously linked to a…
- World
Russia opens criminal investigation against Telegram app founder Pavel Durov
Moscow: Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said Tuesday, February 24, that the Russian government had opened a criminal investigation against him on charges of “aiding terrorism.” Durov, who…
- Business
Will comply with NCLAT privacy guidelines: WhatsApp to SC
New Delhi: Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday, February 23, that they will comply with the NCLAT’s directions for extending the Competition Commission of…
- India
Meta-WhatsApp privacy policy case: SC defers hearing to Feb 23
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to February 23 pleas of Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 213.14…
- India
Can’t play with citizens’ right to privacy: Supreme Court slams Meta
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 3 came down heavily on Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp while hearing their appeals against a Competition Commission of India order imposing a penalty…
- Hyderabad
Husband kills wife in Hyderabad, details crime on WhatsApp status
Hyderabad: In another alleged murder of a woman by her husband, a man allegedly killed his wife on Monday, January 19 and later posted details on his WhatsApp status. The crime took…
- India
Lucknow man loses Rs 1.92 crore to cyber fraudster posing as woman
Lucknow: For a Lucknow man, a WhatsApp friendship with a ‘woman’ that began with casual chats and calls ended in a Rs 1.92 crore cyber fraud. Then came the second shock —…
- India
Indian cyber agency flags WhatsApp ‘hijack’
New Delhi: Indian cyber security agency CERT-In has flagged a vulnerability in the WhatsApp “device-linking” feature that enables attackers to take “complete” control of an account, including access to real-time messages, photos,…
