Be people who are more concerned with the security of their respective WhatsApp accounts. This is a sign if WhatsApp has been hijacked by someone else.
The risk of hijacking WhatsApp is quite large. We can experience losses starting from leaking contact numbers, data, photos, videos and others. The point is that our privacy is the victim.
Perpetrators with malicious intent can also take advantage of our WhatsApp, contact numbers in it and various information. As a result, the perpetrators launch a fraudulent mode against others.
Therefore, WhatsApp users must be careful and alert if there is strange behavior from their WhatsApp. It could be the characteristics of piracy.
Gathered by us from various sources, Sunday (17/7/2022) the following are a number of signs.
Signs of a hijacked WhatsApp account:
1. Receive SMS OTP
One Time Password (OTP) will appear if there is an attempt to access our WhatsApp account. If you receive an OTP SMS, even though you are not logged out or changing smartphones to access WhatsApp, it means that someone else is doing it.
One Time Password (OTP) is a crucial factor in the security of your WhatsApp. This 6 digit code should not be given to anyone.
If an OTP WhatsApp SMS appears on your cellphone, it means that there is an attempt to penetrate it from another device. The solution: Just ignore the SMS.
If social engineering or engineering attempts to contact you to ask for a 'stray OTP code' occurs, ignore it! Remember your OTP is only for you.
2. Exit yourself from WhatsApp Web
Many people connect WhatsApp on mobile with WhatsApp Web on laptop. This can be a detection tool as well as against piracy attempts.
If you suddenly log out of WhatsApp Web, it means that someone else is using it. The solution: find out who is trying to access it by opening the WhatsApp application on your phone, clicking point 3 and clicking Linked Devices.
It will show which devices are connected to your WhatsApp. Quoted from India Today, if your WhatsApp is active from a device you don't recognize, immediately disconnect from that foreign device.
3. Online status by itself
If your WhatsApp is declared online, even though it is not active, this could also be an indication of piracy. To test it, try checking your WhatsApp status through other people's accounts, for example from the smartphones of other family members or close friends.
4. Message read or sent by yourself
If a message is read and you don't think you've ever read the message, there's a chance that your WhatsApp account has been hijacked. Likewise, if a message is sent to someone else, even though you didn't send it. There are indications that your WhatsApp has been hijacked.
5. Smartphones heat up fast, battery runs out fast
If your phone is heating up frequently, or the battery is draining faster than usual, especially if you have an unknown and ongoing download notification, this is an indication that a malicious third-party app is at work. Thus the analysis of Technique How.
A hot phone means the processor is doing heavy work and could be an indication of eavesdropping. Try checking the settings and clicking Battery to check Battery Usage, try to see if there are foreign applications that consume your cellphone power. Just delete the foreign application for security.