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As the popularity of WhatsApp grows day by day, the possibility of
account hacking is also increasing. Recently, cybersecurity experts have
repeatedly warned WhatsApp users. Thousands of customers are unknowingly losing
thousands of dollars due to the growing number of scammers. There are even
cases of blackmailing customers in the future by stealing their identities. At
present, this trend is on the rise and consumers are worried. We all now know
that scammers usually choose popular social media. Due to this, the popularity
of WhatsApp is increasing day by day and the possibility of account hacking is
also increasing.
Phishing Attack: Phishing attacks usually require customers to log in or
credit card passwords via e-mail from a reputed source. The purpose is
basically two, to take the password and install the malware on the customer's
machine or phone. Especially smartphone users can be in big danger if they do
not operate the phone carefully. However, since there are different types of
malware, infected devices can be easily identified. But as the number of
hijackers has increased in recent times, so has the number of phishing attacks.
According to the study, the number of targets on WhatsApp is increasing among
various social networking sites.
Mods: Operandi: A recent study on spam and phishing attacks shows how
WhatsApp users have been targeted at various times. Scammers sometimes
manipulate IDs and passwords to lure customers for rewards. Sometimes customers
are asked for a certain amount of money with a large amount of money bait. At
present, many accounts are being stolen by installing malware in order to give
people the opportunity to talk to strangers through various fake websites. Many
careless customers have fallen into this trap.
How to keep WhatsApp customers safe? Cybersecurity experts say not to
click on any open attachments or click on links sent to WhatsApp without the
source of only known and trusted people. Most importantly, nothing is available
for free. So it is better to restrain yourself from this kind of temptation.