So that they can steal your WhatsApp account: how to avoid it | the Chronicle

Hackers put the world on alert by directly attacking our personal accounts WhatsApp. What, how and when do they do it? At the right time when someone changes their equipment and switches their WhatsApp account, the company sends an SMS passcode that must be placed on the brand new cell phone to start using their account.

In this way, they take advantage and violate the accounts to obtain the security codes and thus take back each of them.

“The way to carry out this attack is based on the fact that, before that, this cybercriminal managed to attack one of the contacts of the victim in question and steal all the phone numbers he had from him.”., said Eusebio Nieva, Technical Director of Check Point for Spain and Portugal.

Later, during an interview with Portaltic, he added: “The first thing to know about this cyberattack is that the cybercriminal’s main asset is to take advantage of the victim’s trust.”

“The bottom line for this cyberattack is that the victim has confidence in the number they are talking about, because when they know it, they trust it. Simple, but effective”Nieva said.

Once the hacker gets our code, they will try to activate that number’s WhatsApp on another computer. Now it will pretend to be the app asking you to enter the code they sent you.

Finally, it is good to know how to prevent these cyber attacks and for that we must not only be on the alert but also take security measures in our configuration.

Tips to avoid falling victim to hackers on WhatsApp

1. Experts recommend not to open the account on shared computers and to frequently check on which devices WhatsApp web sessions are started.

2. The app never requests information from users through calls, WhatsApp messages or text messages.

3. When you need to receive the verification code, do not share it with other people.

4. Finally, whenever you receive SMS from unknown numbers and you have not programmed, it is better to block it without answering.