Summary Govt officials' WhatsApp targeted by hackers
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Cabinet Division has issued an advisory to government officials about recent attempts by hackers to steal data from WhatsApp of the victims.
According to the advisory, government officials are receiving SMS and WhatsApp messages asking them to open an attached link and enter a code. If instructions are followed, a call is received from an international number and all the data from WhatsApp of the user is hacked.
The Cabinet Division’s advisory has directed government officials not to use any WhatsApp code to verify their numbers, and not to use codes received from friends or anyone from their contact list.
The advisory also instructs officials not to receive any calls from international numbers in this regard.
