- India
Breaking free from digital dominance of West: Case for Indian-owned messaging platform
New Delhi: In an article written by Rebecca Kern published in Politico in 2024, it was alleged that WhatsApp had been operating for over eight months worldwide without explicit election-disinformation policies. While…
- Hyderabad
69 yr old man from Hyderabad duped of Rs 35.36L in investment scam
Hyderabad: A 69-year-old businessman from Hyderabad fell victim to a stock market investment scam, losing Rs 35.36 lakh to cyber fraudsters. According to the police, the scam began when the victim received…
- India
Phone, WhatsApp hacked, claims Supriya Sule; police complaint filed
Pune: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule has alleged that her phone and WhatsApp have been hacked. In a post on ‘X’ on Sunday, the Baramati legislator requested people not to call or…
- Hyderabad
2 from Rajasthan arrested in Hyderabad for cyber fraud
Hyderabad: Two individuals from Rajasthan were apprehended by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau for their alleged roles in financial fraud, where they deceived investors with promises of high returns. The suspects, Nanda…
- Technology
WhatsApp now has 100 mn monthly active users in US: Mark Zuckerberg
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp has reached 100 million users in the US, said its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This is the first time the social media company has revealed its US figures for…
- Business
Vietnamese hackers fuelling WhatsApp e-challan scam in India: Report
Bengaluru: A highly technical Android malware campaign by Vietnamese hackers is targeting Indian users through fake traffic e-challan messages on WhatsApp, according to a report on Wednesday. Researchers from CloudSEK, a cybersecurity…
- Business
WhatsApp’s new feature to help users stay safe in group messaging
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out a new feature that will help users stay safe in group messaging. This has already started rolling out to users and will be available…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bhagyanagar Gas Ltd warns public of Whatsapp scam
Hyderabad: Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL), which supplies gas in the city and in Andhra Pradesh, has issued a circular warning customers of scamsters who are using the company logo to cheat people.…
- World
Pak to ban social media for 6 days to control ‘hate material’ during Ramadan
Lahore: After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms — YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — for…
- Business
Fraudsters using FB, WhatsApp to dupe users in investment scams in India: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have revealed the alarming rise of investment scams in India peddled through social media messaging platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, X, and others, in which fraudsters convince…
- Business
WhatsApp rolling out new feature to bring a communities tab to iPad
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature to bring a ‘communities tab’ to iPad. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is introducing the communities tab…
- Technology
Meta AI arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and more
New Delhi: Tech giant Meta on Monday announced the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and meta.ai — that is built with the latest…
- Business
WhatsApp soon lets you dial numbers to place calls directly from app
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new in-app dialer feature that will allow users to make calls directly from the app. According to WABetaInfo, users will not need to…
- India
HP: Muslim shop attacked as owner shares animal sacrifice photo on WhatsApp
A textile shop owned by a Muslim person was looted and vandalised by a large group of Hindus after the shopkeeper shared a picture of animal sacrifice on his WhatsApp status. The…
- Business
WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of April for violating the laws of the land. Out of 7,182,000 banned…
