India is preparing to tighten its digital safety net in 2026 by linking phone numbers more closely to real identities, with ...

The Department of Telecommunications ordered WhatsApp and other messaging apps last month to ensure that the messaging platform stops working if a user takes out their SIM card. While the DoT was ...

India is set to introduce SIM-binding and CNAP regulations, which are expected to affect how mobile users register and manage ...

Learn what tech policy researcher Krishaank Jugiani says about how SIM binding can affect small businesses, and how it should ...

In light of the rising cases of cyber fraud in India, the government is now preparing to take significant and lasting steps.

As Indians lose billions to escalating cyber scams, here are the critical new cybersecurity rules mobile phone users can ...

App-based communication services providers and Indian telcos are at loggerheads over the SIM-binding directions issued by the department of telecom, which are to be complied with by the end of ...

MediaNama’s event report examines DoT’s SIM binding mandate and its impact on social media platforms, users, and fraud ...

The government wants to link messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal very tightly to one SIM card. This is called SIM-binding. The idea is to stop online scams and fraud. That sounds good — ...

GhostPairing' allows cybercriminals to take complete control of WhatsApp accounts without requiring passwords or SIM swaps, according to CERT-In.

Govt should rethink idea that SIM-binding will curb cyber fraud. Biggest impact will be consumer inconvenience GOI’s push for continuous SIM-binding for messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal appears ...