If you received a message from your friend or relative asking you to enter a one-time OTP password, then don’t panic
A new type of scam is spreading on WhatsApp, which users of this messenger should be aware of. Recently, users have started receiving messages from family members or friends that can be used to hack your account.
This will hack your WhatsApp. Users began to receive fake messages from friends and family members
More specifically, you will first receive a text with a confirmation code and a link. Then you receive a message from a friend who will ask you to provide the received code. If you do this, your WhatsApp account will be hacked.
You do not need to enter an email address or password to sign in to WhatsApp. WhatsApp sends an OTP code to your phone number and thus verifies your identity. If someone else knows this OTP code, they can access your account and use it to scam your contacts, including family and friends.
If you received a message from your friend or relative asking you to enter a one-time OTP password, then don’t panic. It is necessary to contact this person on a regular mobile connection and report that his WhatsApp account has been hacked. It is also worth enabling two-factor authentication in your Whatsapp account, which will require you to enter your own PIN to log into your account.
