Nowadays it is very important to make sure that your electronic devices are safe, because the risk of remaining victims of some scamsset by a group of cybercriminal it is rather concrete; WhatsApp The best known and most used instant messaging platform in the world. This makes it a perfect hunting ground for hackers. Just think of the many data contained in a single account.
That’s why it is good to know how to recognize the alarm signalsso that you can intervene immediately. Tempism is essential to try to limit damage. Users more and more often denounce that they have been remote controlled. In essence, the criminals manage to access the accounts and intercept any kind of information. Once you “enter” the victim’s account, the hacker can move as he wants, causing also serious consequences. But how do they succeed? Sometimes cybercriminals use other apps, others use malware, still others rely on finding “holes” in WhatsApp safety.
Understand if our account is controlled remotely helps to limit the damage. What do you pay attention to suspected remote interception? The first thing to look at are SMS, in particular i OTP codes. These are the disposable passwords that are sent to any attempt to access the profile. If we find a six -digit password, arrived without us asking it, then someone else is likely to try to access the account.
Another alarm signal is suddenly being outside your account when trying to access the profile. This happens because someone else is trying to access you through another device. Also in this case, it is good to check the messages arrived.
An even clearer signal – and in this case remote control is evident – is to find states of your WhatsApp profile published in our name, but without we did something. To be checked, then, is the register of calls. If you find foreign numbers, there is to worry.
What to do at this point? You can immediately make an attempt, setting the Check for two stepsin this way, access to third parties is immediately blocked.
Just go on Settingschoose Account and then set Check for two steps. If the account has already passed under the control of the criminals, then you have to contact the administration of WhatsApp ([email protected]) explaining what happened and asking to remove the profile.