New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- With Pakistan resorting to social media to trap Indian services personnel to gather sensitive intelligence, the Army has issued an advisory to all its personnel to change their WhatsApp settings to make sure they are not automatically added to any group. This caution comes weeks after the Army warned its officers and men to be beware of fake spiritual gurus trying to entice them through social media.

The latest advisory comes after an Indian Army officer was reportedly added to a group by a Pakistan based mobile number. As per the advisory, the alert officer showed the presence of mind, took a screenshot of the group and exited it. It noted that there had been attempts to target Army personnel on messaging apps such a...