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WHATSAPP HACK COULD LET PEOPLE STEAL MESSAGES
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Quote:A dangerous WhatsApp hack could allow access to all of a users' messages, and then use their account to steal other people's private conversations too.

The attack allows hackers to pose as a friend and get access to a person's account. If an account is lost in that way, the hacker can then use that to attack other people, meaning that being hit by the attack could hurt not only yourself but other people in your contacts.

It uses a simple but powerful way to gain access to various accounts. But protecting against it is fairly simple: never give out the six-digit "verification code" that WhatsApp will send you when someone tries to get into your account, and you can set up two-factor authentication to be absolutely sure.

The hack begins when an attacker gets access to another WhatsApp account, which will have you listed as a contact. They will then send you messages that look like they are coming from that person, and may appear normal.

At around the same time, however, you may receive a text containing the six-digit code that WhatsApp asks you to input whenever you try to log in or make changes to an account. That is happening because the attacker is secretly trying to convert all of the people in the original person’s contact list into a WhatsApp business account.


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