I4C Blocks WhatsApp Account Takeover Campaign, Protecting 10,000 Indians

Bad people on the internet tried to steal WhatsApp accounts from people in India.

They sent fake messages that looked like bank statements or letters from the government.

The messages had a secret file with names like 'Statement of Account.zip' or 'RBI.zip'.

If someone opened the file on a computer, a bad program called a Trojan hid inside and took over their WhatsApp.

The program then used the stolen account to send the same bad file to all the person's friends and groups.

A special group in India called I4C helps stop online crimes, and they found out about the trick.

They blocked the computers that were sending the bad files using a system called the Sahyog Portal.

Because of their work, more than 10,000 people in India were kept safe.

They also sent warnings to more than 58,000 people who might have been tricked.

Experts say people should be careful before opening files that look like bank statements or messages from the tax office.