One of the questions that came in from Wawan in Semarang last week was related to the WhatsApp account that was hijacked by someone. Some people around us have also experienced the same thing. Some have made it back, but many have also given up WhatsApp accounts they've had for years. However, because it often causes many victims of fraud, of course this should not be allowed.
Before solved the problem, we need to know the methods that are commonly used by hackers. One of the methods used to hack WhatsApp is through social engineering or by tricking us into providing the OTP code sent by WhatsApp for account recovery. Once we give the code to the person asking, the account will change hands in an instant. So you need to be careful when suddenly an OTP code is sent to your cellphone. social engineering or by tricking us into providing the OTP code sent by WhatsApp for account recovery. Once we give the code to the person asking, the account will change hands in an instant. So you need to be careful when suddenly an OTP code is sent to your cellphone.
This could be a sign that someone is trying to hijack your WhatsApp account. This OTP code is very important and is one way to verify users. Therefore, never share the OTP code that we receive to anyone, especially people we don't know.
In addition to the OTP code, hackers can inject spyware into the cellphones that we have. Spyware can inform the hacker of the OTP sent to us. But where does this Spyware come from? It could be when we download certain content from the Internet which is generally free. Without us knowing it, the download has been inserted by Spyware.
As a result, WhatsApp accounts that have been hijacked suddenly often give read statuses without us realizing it for messages we haven't read.