Pakistan, Oct. 26 -- Pakistan's National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-alert warning about phishing and malware attacks targeting WhatsApp users. The advisory highlights risks linked to WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Desktop and email, particularly on Windows systems. Attackers may disguise malicious files as official documents to trick users into opening them. The warned that these attacks could expose sensitive information and compromise affected devices.

According to the advisory, cybercriminals are impersonating government officials and departments to distribute harmful files. Once opened, these files could allow attackers to gain remote access to computers and steal passwords. They may also extract confidential dat...