In today’s digital-first world, cybercriminals are constantly coming up with new ways to commit fraud. One rising threat that ...

The Times of India' brings you 'Hack of the Day' — a new weekday-series of quick, practical solutions to everyday hassles.

This is not as easy as it sounds — and it’s not common advice. But there’s a new warning for iPhone and Android users to ...

Your phone's SIM card allows the device to make calls, send texts, and connect to the internet. The SIM card provides a phone number that identifies your device on the carrier's network, whether it's ...

ICCID is a unique identifier for the SIM card Knowing the SIM number will help you better manage it Users can also dial *#06# in the phone app to locate the SIM number ...

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to ensure that the platforms cannot be used without an active SIM card linked to the ...

A new directive will soon require users to access apps like WhatsApp only with theirregistered SIM card. The Centre is changing the way WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram work. A new directive from the ...

New Delhi: The Indian government has issued a major directive that could change how millions of people use popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, ...

An illustration photograph taken on April 17, 2025 shows Whatsapp web displayed on a laptop screen with a phone displaying the Whatsapp logo, in a residential property in Guildford, south of London.

India's Union government mandates SIM card verification and six-hour session timeouts for messaging apps to combat cyber fraud. Platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram must ensure continuous SIM linkage, ...

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a sweeping new directive mandating SIM-binding for all app-based communication services, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ...