Indian Army warns people against Chinese using WhatsApp to hack into systems
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Sunday warned the nation that Chinese are using messaging app WhatsApp to hack into systems in this country.
The Army posted a warning video on its Twitter handle over the issue.
"The Chinese use all kinds of platforms to penetrate your digital world," warned the Army in the video.
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— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) March 18, 2018
"WhatsApp groups are a new way of hacking into your system. Chinese numbers starting with +86 barge into your groups and start extracting all the data," the video further said.
The Army asked the citizens to remain: "alert, cautious and safe."
Thousands of people use Whatsapp regularly across India.
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