2023-09-16 22:31:20
WhatsApp is perhaps one of the most used applications today, due to the way it facilitates communication with friends, family and colleagues.
Despite having several security measures to protect users’ privacy, starting with the end-to-end encryption feature, it continues to be the target of hackers.
Cybercriminals are constantly improving their techniques. They create new ways to hack accounts and, in doing so, challenge the platforms’ power to react.
Often, they act silently, without leaving any sign or trace. This means that you could be the victim of such an attack and not even be aware of what happened.
In the case of WhatsApp, there is a way to find out if your profile has been hacked, and that’s what we’re going to talk about in the lines below. If you live with this suspicion, it’s time to check. Follow along!
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A few months ago, WhatsApp developers created a feature called “multi-device mode”. It allows the user to access the account on several different devices (cell phone, tablet and computer) at the same time.
This process is independent of the main phone, which makes it possible to continue conversations on secondary devices, even if the original cell phone is not connected to the internet, something that was not allowed until then.
This flexibility of use, at the same time, which was welcome, also generated some concern. After all, it facilitates access by unauthorized people, without the account owner noticing.
How do you know if your account has been hacked?
WhatsApp account hacking serves several purposes. Often, people seek to have access to private conversations, while others try to generate some profit by applying scams from this.
The tactic tends to be the same: criminals send messages to people close to them as if they were the victim and invent stories about needing to borrow money. Many people end up falling, because they trust and don’t know for sure who is on the other side.
One way to check if you have been hacked or targeted is to go into the app’s settings and choose the “Linked Devices” option. It will show all cell phones, tablets and computers that are logged in or logged in to your account.
In this case, the investigation is simple: if you don’t recognize any of the devices, it means there is a person with an open login without your permission. And more than that: you can be following and seeing your messages.
How to protect yourself?
To protect yourself from this type of situation, you do not need to install any external application. WhatsApp itself has a feature called “Two-Step Verification”, which prevents strangers from logging into other computers.
To activate this protection, follow the instructions below:
Press the three ellipsis icon; A list of options will be displayed and you must select ‘Settings’; Go to ‘Account’ and choose ‘Two-Step Verification’; Before activating it, you will be asked for a six-digit password. Try to make it easy to remember but hard to guess.
Every time you log in to a new device, WhatsApp will ask for this passkey.
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