Securing Your WhatsApp Account By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq.

Securing Your WhatsApp Account By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq.

Nigeria hackers are on the prowl again and I tell you, this time they are working with swift efficiency.

When you are in a WhatsApp group and you see some one’s security code change, it most likely means that his or her WhatsApp Number has just been hacked. You should reach the person privately (by a phone call ) to ascertain whether or not he or she actually changed his or her WhatsApp Number’s Security Code.
If the answer is negative, remove him or her immediately from the WhatsApp group until he or she secures his Platform. This is for the safety of all other Members of the Group.

If you do not do so, you will suddenly see that the number has been changed to the hacker’s WhatsApp number.

That means the hacker has substituted the person’s WhatsApp Number with his
Number. Then the person will begin to send scam messages to the Group and he can even access other Members’ WhatsApp Numbers, without security features and also for the purpose of sending scam messages and fake news.

The Hacker can also send private chats to your loved one asking for help or requesting money as if you are the one requesting for same. The victim in this scenario, may have compromised his or her WhatsApp Account, by inputting the code the hacker gave to him or her on his security feature, which the person if not smart will now use in helping the hacker hack his WhatsApp Account, then , he or she will no longer have control over the WhatsApp Account.

The Hacker can also use your Account to spread fake news that may have national security implications and put you in jeopardy or in legal harm’s way. Admins of WhatsApp Groups should always check their
Groups intermittently to ascertain the security and sanctity of the same or they can be vicariously liable for any criminality perpetuated by hackers on their group according to the Cyber Crime Act.

In this light, do not respond to messages for you to put a code in your WhatsApp account security feature or reveal your security code to anyone.

When You start seeing bogus investments plans with credit alert extracts in your group the hacker has hacked a Member’s WhatsApp Account and the Whassap Account must be removed immediately.
If your Account has been hacked, google the Contact details of Whatssap Inc. in American and report the same and they will help you retrieve your Account.

In view of this development, I strongly admonish you to follow the following procedure to secure your WhatsApp Account:

Go to the icons on the right-hand side of your WhatsApp Home page ;

Then select settings on your WhatsApp Icons and Click on Account.

Click on the Two-step verification prompt and enter your pin 6 digit pin, a pin you can remember and
Confirm your pin. For Certainty of purpose, use a Pin you are used to. Better to use a synchronised but secure pin for all your online transactions.

Input your email address that is a Valid Email address and then
Confirm your email.

Then save, that is all. It is so simple,
but if you do not do it, the consequences are dire!

If someone wants to change your WhatsApp number, WhatsApp will ask for the Two-step verification process and without it, the account security feature will not be activated and so the Account Will not open.

Since the hunters have learnt to shoot without missing, you should learn to fly without perching. Take this precaution today.
Goodluck.