They find a new way of stealing WhatsApp accounts

Now that the world of technology has advanced, Robó's tactics have also had to adapt to circumstances, which is why the hackers have existed for some time. Many of them are dedicated to stealing personal data, this can be from Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and is now going with the WhatsApp.

The CEO and founder of Cloudsek, Rahul Sasi, mentions that a new way was detected to be able to steal the user accounts in this messaging service, having the criminals at their disposal many numbers many numbers. This is carried out from the registration of a new client, with a series of steps that involve deceiving the cell phone owner.

What criminals do is convince the victim to make a call to a specific phone, it normally begins with the 407 or 67 digits, these diversion codes for calls. If the hackers fall into the trap, they will be done with the number and now they only have to log in, they will have access to confidential data and contacts of the owner.

To prevent this type of incidents, it has been recommended to activate the two steps verification, which provides the user with a PIN Personal that is always requested that you want to log in. So at the time of registration, it is infallible to look at the digits of the call received, because it could be a trick to steal the account with the detour.

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