Know the tricks and tips to prevent your WhatsApp account from getting hacked

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 1, 2021 05:03 PM2021-11-01T17:03:45+5:302021-11-01T17:06:52+5:30

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In today's digital world the issue of privacy has come up as a very big question. There have been a number of developments over the past few years, such as Cambridge Analytica, which have raised serious questions about privacy.

In today's world, our privacy is been intruded. The hackers are miss using the technology and interfering in others' privacy.

More than 2 billion users worldwide use WhatsApp. WhatsApp brings many good features from time to time for the safety of its users. But hackers try to hack WhatsApp account through a bug in this app.

How do you know if someone else is using your WhatsApp account? here are some tricks in which you can look after your WhatsApp account if it's safe or not.

If the hacker has access to your account he will be able to read all the texts and call history. If someone in your contact list has received the messaged which you haven't sent, then your account is most likely got hacked.

1. Make sure you have enabled End-to-end encryption on your contacts.2. Don’t click on any suspicious link from unknown numbers.3. Tweak your privacy settings to ''contacts only" so no other person can see your profile.4. Remember to log out of WhatsApp Web if you have connected it to your PC or laptop.5. Always apply app lock on your WhatsApp.6. Enable your Two-step verification on Whatsapp.

These steps must be followed to protect your WhatsApp from hackers.