WhatsApp Security Measures: Protecting Your Data from Cybercriminals

2024-07-19 12:05:00

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The instant messaging application WhatsApp has become the most popular in the world and, over the years and its location, users have found tricks that make it easier to use. The creators of this platform are constantly working to improve the experience and security of their millions of users.

However, how to generate applications new updates to ensure data security for userscybercriminals are also creating new programs and strategies to steal data of this type of application.

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According to the portal ‘Statista’, specialized in data collection and visualization in 2023, WhatsApp ended the year with more than 2 billion active users worldwide.

The instant messaging platform allows its users to communicate with their family, friends, work groups, among others, generally through it manages the flow of information such as text, images, videos, audios and even documents, they can be targeted by cybercriminals.

In addition, this happens not only with instant messaging applications, but with other social networks, where it is possible to find malicious applications that facilitate cybercriminals’ access to users’ personal data to commit various computer crimes, such as device hacking, phishing, scams and install malware.

Through WhatsApp, cybercriminals can hack devices, impersonate people and commit scams

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It is important to protect mobile devices from this type of fraudulent applications or links, which is why data care experts recommend using some security filters And in addition, they recommend analyzing the requests as follows:

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In addition to doing this verification, you can analyze other signs, one of the most frequent of which is if your messages appear to have been opened or read without you having done so, or that messages have been sent without your knowledge.

To avoid this type of situation, cybersecurity experts recommend being careful with your cell phone and not leaving it on without a password so that it is not easily accessible.

In addition, it recommends using the security options offered by WhatsApp, for example two step verification or block important conversations with a fingerprint or PIN.

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