How to understand if WhatsApp account is hacked

KrishnaQ Best of 2023

2024-02-16 0:06

In the era of development of information technology, hacking has become a cause of fear for social media users. Social media accounts can be hacked due to weak security systems. However, due to the security system, WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is becoming popular among users. However, hackers are hacking the app by deceiving users in various ways.


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As the WhatsApp platform is end-to-end encrypted, the user's messages, files and calls are all protected. Apart from that, even if the WhatsApp authorities want to, they cannot read the user's messages.


Even with all these security measures, your WhatsApp account can get hacked. Hackers can hack WhatsApp account by tricking OTP or using some special trick.



How to understand if WhatsApp account is hacked


1) If hackers take control of your ID, they can send messages from your ID to someone else.


2) More than one person can run the ID by logging into the ID on multiple devices.


3) WhatsApp profile photo or name can be changed.


4) Calls may come or go from unknown numbers.


By hacking WhatsApp, hackers can commit various crimes including financial fraud. So OTP can never be shared to anyone to be secure. Also enable WhatsApp two-factor authentication process for more account security.




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