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WhatsApp It became the favorite application of hackers to steal and deceive users in recent times. Some people want to take care of their Meta app accounts and wonder how to know if someone tried to steal it or if the app is “hacked.”
Although it is important to note that A WhatsApp account cannot be hacked or intervened from another device, Many users do not know if they left “open sessions” on any computer, through WhatsApp Web.
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Although the Meta application explains that it cannot provide information about who accessed the account or when and where the access occurred, it is possible to know how many open sessions there are for the same account.
How to know if my WhatsApp is “intervened”
One of the alternatives that users have to know if there is more than one access to the account WhatsApp It is through the function”Linked devices”. For this you will have to follow the following steps:
What to do if your WhatsApp account was hacked
Those users who have suffered hacking or theft of their account WhatsApp must log in WhatsApp with the phone number and register again with the 6-digit code that you will receive by SMS message or phone call.
Once they have used the 6-digit code to re-register the WhatsApp account, the person using the account will automatically log out of it, since WhatsApp You can only register with one phone number at a time.
It is also possible to request a Two-Step Verification PIN. If the user does not know the code, the person with access to the account may have activated two-step verification. In that case, they will have to wait seven days to be able to access without the two-step verification PIN.
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Contact WhatsApp support
Another option that users have is to contact the WhatsApp support team. For this you must send an email to [email protected].
The email can be sent in Spanish with the subject “Cloned/stolen account” and must contain the number in international format (+51 DDD…). Then you must describe what happened in as much detail as possible in the body of the email.
How to protect WhatsApp account with two-step verification
One of the ways that users have to take care of the account is to do two-step verificationwhich is a complementary form of security that protects the instant messaging service account for Android phones and iPhone. When trying to confirm phone number in WhatsAppthe application will request the six digit code iEntered when activating two-step verification.
The process is very simple and as with most setups, it only takes a few seconds to complete.
“The Nation” of Argentina, GDA
Source: Elcomercio
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