Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Currently, the application of exchanging short messages has become a community need, in fact there have been many incidents of your messages in the application being intercepted by people with malicious intent.
The most frequently used method of wiretapping is to seize the one time password (OTP) that WhatsApp sends to SMS when another party uses your account on another smartphone.
There are signs that your account has been hacked by someone else. Citing the cyber media of the Police, here are the signs that our WhatsApp account was bugged by someone else.
1. User account suddenly logged out of the app
The use of WhatsApp can only be done with the same mobile number on one smartphone. When your WhatsApp account exits by itself, it means that someone else is using a WhatsApp account with the same mobile number on another smartphone.
2. Message has been read
When your message is unread and suddenly it has a blue tick alias read, there is a high possibility that your WhatsApp account has been hijacked and bugged.
3. A message was sent to a certain contact without the user’s knowledge
If you feel that you have never sent a message to the person in question, then it is suspect that someone has hacked your WhatsApp account.
4. Whatsapp web is suddenly active
How to check whether someone else is using your WhatsApp account or not, click the three-dot icon at the top right of the WhatsApp application display then select WhatsApp Web mode. There you will see the application whether your WhatsApp is connected.
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