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- WhatsApp to roll out SIM binding, tighten curbs on digital arrest scamsWhatsApp has agreed to implement SIM binding and enhanced safeguards against prolonged scam calls, as per a Supreme Court filing. The compa...29 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
- WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SCAuthorities are launching a major crackdown on digital arrest scams. WhatsApp has banned thousands of accounts involved in these frauds. Ne...28 Apr, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
- Nepali man supplying Indian SIM cards to ISI held, police say Pakistani spy agency promised him US visaDelhi Police arrested a Nepali national, Prabhat Kumar Chaurasiya, for allegedly supplying Indian SIM cards to Pakistan's ISI. Lured with p...09 Sep, 2025, 08.39 PM IST
- Govt blocks 6.69 lakh SIM cards, 1.32 lakh IMEIs to check cyber crimesThe Indian government has blocked over 669,000 fraudulent SIM cards and 132,000 IMEIs to combat cybercrime. A system has been implemented t...27 Nov, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
- Pakistan telecom operators block 3,500 SIMs of non-filers after-tax body orderThe FBR also sent messages to about 5,000 individuals, warning them that their mobile phone SIMs would be blocked if they did not file thei...12 May, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
- Telecom department blocks 1,500 rogue local, overseas callers linked to cybercrimes and threatsProminent names among the blocked callers include designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has been threatening to target the BSE ...10 Jan, 2024, 06.57 AM IST
- Apple, Google Play Store block two apps after India bans themGoogle and Apple have removed the international eSIM apps Airalo and Holafly from their Indian app stores, complying with Department of Tel...08 Jan, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
- Google removes two global eSIM apps from Play StoreThe apps named Airalo and Holafly have been removed from the Google Play Store for the Indian market. Both apps offer eSIM enabling telecom...06 Jan, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
- Cyber frauds: Verification now mandatory for SIM card dealers, no bulk connectionsThe telecom operators will do mandatory registration of franchisee, point of sale (PoS) agents and distributors. This will help in eliminat...18 Aug, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
- Centre mandates police verification for SIM dealers, ceases bulk connections, KYC also mustThe minister said that the government has disconnected 52 lakh mobile connections. While 67,000 dealers have been blacklisted, 300 FIRs hav...17 Aug, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
- Over 600 SIMs on one Aadhaar: Here is how to find amount of mobile numbers linked to your AadhaarA Tamil Nadu resident has been caught obtaining 100-150 SIM cards using a single Aadhaar number, while Vijayawada saw 658 SIMs issued under...11 Aug, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
- As 5G arrives, so do risks of SIM fraudsTelecom companies will need to ramp up communication warning customers of SIM swap frauds as the rollout of 5G services will require some c...01 Oct, 2022, 05.10 PM IST
- Bengaluru cops on trail of 3 lakh SIMs without authenticationThe raids yielded 2,310 SIM cards. The investigations revealed that the accused were running this racket for the past one year.27 Jul, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
- Pakistan maps 75 mn mobile sim cards biometrically to prevent terrorPakistani authorities authenticated 75.5 million SIM cards through biometric verification to stop their use in terrorist attacks.16 May, 2015, 10.45 PM IST
- Pakistan telecom regulator blocks over 2 million SIM cards due to security reasonsPakistan's telecom regulator authority has blocked over 2 million SIM cards under a campaign launched to authenticate details of mobile pho...30 Jan, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
- Seeding of mobile SIMs with Aadhaar an incentive: OfficialThe linking of Aadhaar number with mobile SIM cards would enable the subscribers to use a host of services including financial transactions.30 Oct, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
- Oi, Microsoft and Gemalto Partner to Launch Windows(R) Live Messenger Through Oi SIM ChipOi, the first quadri-play operator in Brazil, today announces that it will launch, in the first week of November, Windows Live Messenger se...27 Oct, 2008, 11.58 AM IST
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