WhatsApp, the messaging app is widely used across the globe has become the latest target of scammers and hackers, who are now using OTP tricks to gain illegal access to your WhatsApp accounts.
Important data can be derived from your conversation on WhatsApp and that’s why the hackers & scammers have chosen WhatsApp to collect your sensitive data.
WhatsApp, the messaging app is widely used across the globe has become the latest target of scammers and hackers, who are now using OTP tricks to gain illegal access to your WhatsApp accounts.
Important data can be derived from your conversation on WhatsApp and that’s why the hackers & scammers have chosen WhatsApp to collect your sensitive data.
The scam which is currently doing the rounds lets scammers hack into your WhatsApp account using an OTP.
You could get a message on WhatsApp from an unknown number or from a friend’s number claiming that he/she has sent an OTP to your number mistakenly.
The OTP code will actually provides hackers or scammers full access to your WhatsApp account.
If you send the OTP code to the hacker, you will be locked out of your own WhatsApp account. This would give full control of your account to the hacker. Hacker can then misuse the access and reach out to your other friends following the same tricks. The hacker can also collect sensitive data or conversations that are meant to be private.
So to keep yourself safe from such scams, don’t share the OTP with anyone, also you can enable two-factor authentication on WhatsApp to secure your account from fraudsters.
