The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has protected more than 10,000 Indians from a WhatsApp account takeover campaign.  The centre on Friday said that coordinated action was taken by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), including geo-blocking of command-and-control (C2) servers through the Sahyog Portal.

While issuing an official advisory, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that I4C has observed a sharp rise in complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) regarding the takeover of WhatsApp accounts through malicious files disguised as account statements and communications purportedly issued by regulatory authorities.