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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
- Friday December 19, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces GBP 5 Billion UK Lawsuit for Abusing Dominance in Online Search
- Wednesday April 16, 2025
- Reuters
Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to GBP 5 billion (roughly Rs. 56,536 crore). The class action, filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday, argues that Google's actions enabled it to charge higher prices for the advertisements that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a competitive market.
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Man Allegedly Raped 7-Year-Old Boy, Posted Video Of Assault On Dark Web
- Monday February 24, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
On January 29, he was federally charged with endangering a child, forcible touching, and sexually abusing a minor under the age of 11.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access
- Tuesday February 11, 2025
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
Officials from the French antitrust authority are probing Microsoft to see if it is unfairly dumping bad search results onto smaller engines that rely on Bing’s huge reservoir of search results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Canada Sues Google Over Online Advertising, Seeks Ad Tech Breakup
- Friday November 29, 2024
- World News | Thomas Seal and Randy Thanthong-Knight, Bloomberg
Canada's antitrust regulator is taking Google to court for alleged abuse of dominance in web advertising, adding to a mounting pile of legal challenges for the search giant.
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www.ndtv.com
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Global Business Web Behind Malaysia's "Houses Of Horror" Child Care Homes
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Malaysian conglomerate under investigation for child abuse and money laundering eluded authorities for years by hiding behind a thriving global Islamic business network, according to police and the company's now-offline website.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ekta Kapoor, Mother Interrogated Under Child Abuse Act For Scenes In Web Series
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Mumbai Police has interrogated producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor, who were booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of ALT Balaji's web series 'Gandi Baat'.
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www.ndtv.com
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Vijay Varma On Using Abusive Language In Mirzapur 3: "Grew Up In A House Where It Was Okay To Curse"
- Friday July 5, 2024
- Entertainment | Written by Hardika Gupta
"I've seen my grandfather, grandmother, father and mother, everybody use that language," said Vijay Varma
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Boss Of Indian-Origin Staffer Behind Child Abuse Site Jailed In UK
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- World News | Press Trust of India
A British mechanic who created and moderated sites dedicated to child sexual abuse on the dark web with the help of an Indian-origin staffer has been jailed for 16 years by Chester Crown Court in north-west England.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Teacher Uses Dark Web To Pay Teens In India To Sexually Abuse Children
- Thursday August 10, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
A former deputy head teacher at a London primary school who had pleaded guilty to paying and instructing teenagers in India to abuse younger children was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
- Friday December 19, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces GBP 5 Billion UK Lawsuit for Abusing Dominance in Online Search
- Wednesday April 16, 2025
- Reuters
Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to GBP 5 billion (roughly Rs. 56,536 crore). The class action, filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday, argues that Google's actions enabled it to charge higher prices for the advertisements that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a competitive market.
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Man Allegedly Raped 7-Year-Old Boy, Posted Video Of Assault On Dark Web
- Monday February 24, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
On January 29, he was federally charged with endangering a child, forcible touching, and sexually abusing a minor under the age of 11.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access
- Tuesday February 11, 2025
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
Officials from the French antitrust authority are probing Microsoft to see if it is unfairly dumping bad search results onto smaller engines that rely on Bing’s huge reservoir of search results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Canada Sues Google Over Online Advertising, Seeks Ad Tech Breakup
- Friday November 29, 2024
- World News | Thomas Seal and Randy Thanthong-Knight, Bloomberg
Canada's antitrust regulator is taking Google to court for alleged abuse of dominance in web advertising, adding to a mounting pile of legal challenges for the search giant.
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www.ndtv.com
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Global Business Web Behind Malaysia's "Houses Of Horror" Child Care Homes
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Malaysian conglomerate under investigation for child abuse and money laundering eluded authorities for years by hiding behind a thriving global Islamic business network, according to police and the company's now-offline website.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ekta Kapoor, Mother Interrogated Under Child Abuse Act For Scenes In Web Series
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Mumbai Police has interrogated producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor, who were booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of ALT Balaji's web series 'Gandi Baat'.
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www.ndtv.com
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Vijay Varma On Using Abusive Language In Mirzapur 3: "Grew Up In A House Where It Was Okay To Curse"
- Friday July 5, 2024
- Entertainment | Written by Hardika Gupta
"I've seen my grandfather, grandmother, father and mother, everybody use that language," said Vijay Varma
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Boss Of Indian-Origin Staffer Behind Child Abuse Site Jailed In UK
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- World News | Press Trust of India
A British mechanic who created and moderated sites dedicated to child sexual abuse on the dark web with the help of an Indian-origin staffer has been jailed for 16 years by Chester Crown Court in north-west England.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Teacher Uses Dark Web To Pay Teens In India To Sexually Abuse Children
- Thursday August 10, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
A former deputy head teacher at a London primary school who had pleaded guilty to paying and instructing teenagers in India to abuse younger children was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com