With a SIM-swapping attack, scammers hijack your phone number to gain access to apps on your phone—including banking apps.

Within hours of the government announcing that Sanchar Saathi would not be mandatory on new smartphones, digital rights campaigner Nikhil Pahwa who was also associated with the Internet Freedom ...

In a sweeping regulatory move, the Indian government has directed popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, Arattai, and Josh to tie user access strictly to ...

The Telecommunication Cyber Security Amendment Rules, 2025, added a framework, namely, the Mobile Number Validation platform, to curb mule accounts and identity fraud from unverified linkages of ...

Good news for Aadhaar users! The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has further eased the process to update one’s mobile number. Updating mobile number in Aadhaar used to be a big ...

The Aadhaar Mobile Number Update service through IPPB and the official Aadhaar mobile app eliminates the need for paper forms or photocopies. Users can complete the process using only their ...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has revised its earlier proposal on consent-based sharing of mobile subscribers’ KYC data, saying the policy environment has evolved to make such a ...

A mobile number is tied to multiple digital services today – e‑wallets, social media accounts, two‑factor authentication apps, bank accounts, UPI apps, personal data storage and more. So it goes ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has occasionally suggested that the company might produce a mobile phone, but Tesla has never announced such a product. A rumor circulated online in September 2025 claiming that ...

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...