Secure Your WhatsApp Account: Tips and Tricks to Avoid Hijacking and Theft

TRIBUNMANADO.CO.ID – As an instant messaging application that is currently popular, WhatsApp is also often subject to criminal cases.

Various modes are used by irresponsible persons, such as hijacking WhatsApp accounts.

The rise of these crime cases has made WhatsApp users to be more careful in storing personal data.

One of the steps that can be taken is to know the tricks to avoid or secure WhatsApp accounts from piracy.

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Launching from Tribunjateng.om The owner of the Twitter account @MrOngDedy shares tips and tricks to avoid your WhatsApp account being hijacked by hackers.

1. Activate the two-step verification mode (Two-step Verification) that exists in each WhatsApp account.

You do this by opening the account option (Account) in the settings menu (Settings).

Then fill in the 6-digit pin of this two-way verification mode and repeat one more time to confirm.

Make sure the 6-digit pin is not easily guessed by other people, including WhatsApp account “thieves”.

2. Fill in an active email address in case of an emergency, including forgetting the two-way verification pin code.

Here’s how to restore a WhatsApp account that has been hijacked by hackers.

1. @MrOngDedy recommends that users contact WhatsApp via their official email.

2. Make sure the report is done as soon as possible after the WhatsApp account is found to be hacked.

3. Immediately contact WhatsApp via email at [email protected].