WhatsApp: how to know if my account has been hacked, spied on or intervened? | wsp | app | applications | revtli | ANSWERS

For about three years, Whatsapp end-to-end encryption implemented. However, despite these security-related improvements of the app messaging services, there are still security holes in the system that can make you vulnerable to phishing attempts.

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According to the ADSLZon technology portal, only in 2019 the messaging application presented 6 security flaws, of which 3 considered serious: the first flaw hacks the user’s phone when it receives a WhatsApp call, the second allows you to perform an attack using a hidden code in a GIF and the third error occurs when sending an MP4 file.

Since its inception, WhatsApp has chosen to be an application that provides the highest possible security to its users. For this reason, it tries to include new ways to accomplish this task in each of its updates.

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However, according to the same technology portal, having become a Facebook application its risks have increased. Despite being an application that has presented few cases of leaks, Facebook has been the protagonist of international scandals on the leak of personal data of its users.

Four signs to know if a WhatsApp account has intervened or hacked

1. The device, from which the app is used, downloads quickly.
2. The phone vibrates and rings frequently.
3. The mobile phone crashes regularly.
4. The device heats up on numerous occasions.

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One way to protect your WhatsApp account is to make changes to your password from time to time and link it to your email. With this last step, you can ensure that if you forget your password, you can recover it by email.

To activate this function you just have to go to the “Settings” section of your WhatsApp, once inside you have to choose the “Account” option, then select “Activation in two steps” and finally click “Activate”.

This feature can help you if your phone is lost or stolen. As any stranger needs to know this two-step verification code if they want to log into your WhatsApp account.

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