Govt warning on WhatsApp ‘GhostPairing’
Known as ‘GhostPairing’, the CERT-In issued an advisory, terming it a ‘high’ severity rating, which enables cybercriminals to take complete control of WhatsApp accounts without needing passwords or SIM swaps. It has been reported that malicious actors are exploiting WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts using pairing codes without an authentication requirement.
