The Telecommunication Cyber Security Amendment Rules, 2025, added a framework, namely, the Mobile Number Validation platform, to curb mule accounts and identity fraud from unverified linkages of ...

A mobile number is tied to multiple digital services today – e‑wallets, social media accounts, two‑factor authentication apps, bank accounts, UPI apps, personal data storage and more. So it goes ...

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...

Our phones are a direct line to us, but sometimes we don’t want to give our numbers out to just anyone. They have more information attached to them than we might realize. Instead of giving your real ...

The department has proposed creating a mobile number validation (MNV) platform that will be accessible to telecom operators and entities such as banks, financial institutions, and ecommerce companies ...

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced draft amendments to the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, proposing new mechanisms for mobile number validation and cyber ...

Tired of getting random calls from strangers, wondering whether or not it’s something to be concerned about? What about when a person calls saying they’ve got a missed phone call from your number? Or, ...

When most of us think of two phones, we think of them having two separate numbers. You may have a personal phone and a phone for work that operate completely independently of one another, each with ...

Google has stepped in to address a security flaw that could have made it possible to brute-force an account's recovery phone number, potentially exposing them to privacy and security risks. The issue, ...