WhatsApp users alert! Govt agency warns of GhostPairing attack: All you need to know about new cyberattack threat

There’s a new WhatsApp-related threat in town that endangers the ownership of people’s WhatsApp accounts. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-priority advisory regarding a dangerous new cyberattack method known as GhostPairing. As deadly as the name sounds, this cyberattack technique allows threat actors to gain total, persistent control over a victim’s WhatsApp account, without needing traditional hacking methods like SIM swapping or cracking passwords.