Here’s What You Should Do to Secure Your Account, WhatsApp accounts are being hacked, know what is the whole matter…

During Coronavirus Lockdown, everyone in India is locked in their homes. Markets, malls, offices etc. are closed across the country and people are adopting social distancing to protect themselves from coronavirus infection. In such a situation, many people have started using WhatsApp to stay connected with their loved ones and this is the reason why some hackers are now easily accessing the WhatsApp accounts of users through hacking. The process used by hackers to gain access to users’ WhatsApp accounts is called “social hacking” and requires a six-digit security verification code, which you receive via SMS on your phone. Although this type of hacking has been around for some time, the use of WhatsApp by people is reportedly increasing rapidly in the United Kingdom, leading to increasing hacking complaints there.

Under a social hacking attack, attackers use already hacked accounts to contact victims and pretend that they are their known friends. This conversation can happen through any social media platform like Facebook.

In this process, the attackers lie to the victim that they need a security code to activate their WhatsApp account which is not coming on their number. In such a situation, the hackers tell the victim that they have sent it to them (the victim). They then ask the victims to send the code back to them.

In reality, hackers send the victim a code to activate their WhatsApp account on their device. This code is of six digits. Once the victim gives the code to the attackers, the hackers easily access the victim’s WhatsApp account.

The story of this type of hacking is not new. Such stories have come to light in 2018 also. However, with the recent surge in WhatsApp usage due to the coronavirus outbreak, such fraud is believed to have increased by 40 percent globally.

WhatsApp has not provided any fix for this security code related error. However, the Facebook-owned company has advised users not to share their security verification code with others. a different FAQ page It also said that users can get their stolen accounts back by re-verifying their phone number. This will automatically log out the person using the account through social hacking process.

Not only this, users are also advised to implement “two-step verification” setting for better security, wherein the account cannot be registered through only one security code.

To implement this method in your account, you will need to use WhatsApp. ‘Settings’ and here ‘Account’ inside the ‘Two-Step Verification’ Must be enabled. With this, whenever you re-register your account, you will have to enter a PIN set by yourself.