India, Jan. 5 -- India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned all users of WhatsApp of a new cyber threat called WhatsApp Ghost Pairing Scams, which allow attackers to access your account without having to steal your SIM card or obtain your OTP (One-Time Password). Attackers connect their own device to the victim's WhatsApp account and, therefore, monitor the victim's conversations without the victim's knowledge. As more and more people in India are becoming increasingly reliant on this new Linked Devices feature, the risk of being attacked continues to grow. Users can still be using WhatsApp normally while, at the same time, a hacker is reading every word of their private conversations.

Ghost Pairing is an insidious Wha...