MHA blocks ‘Wingo’ app to curb SMS fraud, issues warning to Android users
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has “geo-blocked” the command and control servers linked to the ‘Wingo’ app network to disrupt its operations, describing it as a “telecom mule as a service” platform that offers earnings based on SMS tasks.
Additionally, four Telegram channels with around 1.53 lakh subscribers and over 53 related YouTube videos promoting the app were blocked as part of the MHA crackdown against the ‘Wingo’ app.
