Intelligence Bureau Warns Of Cyber Threat From Chinese Apps, Devices
December 01 2017
India's Intelligence Bureau has warned troops stationed along the Line of Actual Control with China of possible cyber attacks through popular Chinese mobile phone apps and devices, reports India TV.
The bureau asked troops to delete a number of apps, including WeChat, Truecaller, Weibo, UC Browser and UC News from their smartphones or reformat their devices to avoid espionage attempts.
As many as 42 mobile apps have been listed as potential threats, noted the Financial...
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