In the past few hours numerous users WhatsApp They received a message in which they are requested to make a procedure to increase the protection of their account. Since the fraud that run on the famous instant messaging app by Meta are many and more and more insidious, someone suspected that it could be a scam, but this is not the case,
The message in question, in fact, comes from the official WhatsApp account, perfectly recognizable by the logo used as an image of the profile and the blue check of authentication. The text, accompanied by a explanatory videois clear and concise: “Add a further level of security. You knew you could set a pin to make your WhatsApp account even safer? Activate the verification in two steps and double the protection of your account”explains the short note, at the end of which a link is also inserted that allows you to directly reach the official online portal of the app.
By clicking on it, the user is transferred to a new page, in which two different requests are made, aimed precisely at increasing the level of protection of the account. The first step is to insert and subsequently confirm a Pine Composed of six figures, therefore to indicate an email to associate to check the profile.
The procedure is very quick, and requires a few minutes of time, certainly well used since with these few passages it is possible to increase the defense against cyberattacchi and the theft attempts of the account: the second authentication factor, together with the usual code sent via SMS certainly offers a more solid barrier. For the moment it is not yet clear whether in the official chat Further messages will arrive by WhatsApp, given that it seems to understand from the second part of the message transmitted to users. “We welcome you to WhatsApp’s official chat. We will inform you about news. You will receive useful advice on how to use WhatsApp best.
You can store or block this chat at any time “, reads the note.
In the event that you change your mind, you can operate through the WhatsApp settings, reaching “Account” – “Check in two steps” and from here deactivate the function or change the pin choose a new one.