Whatsapp Fraud Concerns News

Some in the Indian tech community had also raised impersonation-related concerns on the username feature. Mobikwik s CEO Bipin Preet Singh said on X, Not a good idea at all

The ministry said the feature could materially increase online fraud, phishing, digital arrest scams and impersonation attacks by allowing bad actors to contact victims without disclosing their phone numbers. It also expressed concern that usernames resembling