Be warned if you use Chinese apps such as TrueCaller, Weibo, WeChat, others: Home Ministry ..
30/11/2017 Sub :- Be warned if you use Chinese apps such as TrueCaller, Weibo, WeChat, others: Home Ministry Ref : Media Reports :- India Today Meetu Jain A country wide advisory has been sent to all field formations of the Army and paramilitary forces warning of a cyber attack through mobile phones. Officials have been told to ensure that officers and men under their control delete certain apps created by Chinese companies or having Chinese links from their mobile phones, whether official or personal. The advisory comes in the wake of inputs received by the Union Home Ministry from agencies like the R&AW and NTRO. The advisory says, "As per reliable inputs, a number of android/IOS apps developed by Chinese developers or having Chinese links are reportedly either spyware or other malicious ware. Use of these apps by our force personnel can be detrimental to data security having implications on the force and national security." In fact, all personnel ha...