WhatsApp is an instant messaging application that can be used on the Android platform. Users of these applications can become targets of cyber criminals.
The perpetrator will use a trick to seize the user’s WhatsApp account. To be able to prevent WhatsApp account hijacking, there are a number of things you can pay attention to.
Security expert Pratama Persadha some time ago said that users need to activate the two-step verification feature. “This step is very important to prevent people from taking over our WA (WhatsApp),” he said.
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This two-step verification security feature has the ability to protect its user accounts from potential fraud and data corruption. This feature will be useful when the user logs into WhatsApp on another device.
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There is only one method to activate the two-step verification security feature on WhatsApp. The method is considered fast and very simple. After logging in, the app asks the user to create a special PIN code.
Following are the steps that must be taken, as summarized from Androitpit.
1. Open the WhatsApp application on your mobile.
2. Press the three dots in the upper right corner.
3. Press Settings.
4. Press Account.
5. Press Two-Step Verification.
6. Press Activate.
7. Enter your personal PIN Code before clicking next.
8. Re-enter your personal PIN code.
9. Press Confirm.
10. Enter your email address before clicking next.
11. Re-enter your email address.
12. Press Save.
13. Press Done.
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