The largest spike was seen in Spain, where the amount of time spent on WhatsApp rose 76 percent. Recent reports suggest that the platform has seen a huge 40 per cent increase in usage since the Coronavirus outbreak has forced millions to stay home. This is particularly worrying at a time when more people than ever are staying in contact by using services such as WhatsApp. Although it is relatively unknown, this simple technique will stop this attack altogether and protect your account from being hacked." "Many people could get their WhatsApp accounts hacked this way and therefore it is vital that people implement two-factor authentication within WhatsApp. It would even seem plausible if your partner asked about sensitive bank details or security information as the message would appear to be from you – all the while you could be completely unaware and locked out. Speaking about this latest attack Jake Moore, Cyber Security Specialist, Eset told .uk: “If hackers hijack your account and start sending messages to your contacts as you, the recipient would have no reason to disbelieve it and would most likely unknowingly reply.
It's unclear how many people have been hit by this attack, however, social media is full of users warning about the scam with one tweet saying: my friend has lost control of his account after a malicious actor tricked him to send the six digit Change Number code. Users often find themselves locked out of their WhatsApp account for hours making it hard to warn people that they have been targeted. We do not store this information, nor do we forward this to other third parties.Using this method, hackers could target friends and family asking for money via Paypal links.
Any information that is shared on WhatsApp Direct (phone numbers, messages, etc.), is sent directly to WhatsApp using their APIs. As such, we built this app keeping the user’s privacy in mind.
Note: The entered phone number should already be registered on WhatsApp, otherwise the message won't be received.ĭisclosure: WhatsApp Direct is a home-brewed web app created at 7labs for the benefit of all our readers. You will be redirected to the WhatsApp chat for that number, even though the contact is not saved on your device. Just select the appropriate country code, enter the receiver's phone number and the text message that you want to send, then click on the Send button. WhatsApp Direct allows you to send WhatsApp messages directly to the phone number, without saving it to your contacts. It is rather inconvenient to add someone to your contacts, only to send them a single WhatsApp text.
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