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WhatsApp is the world’s most popular chat app, with well over 2 billion users exchanging end-to-end encrypted texts and making calls across the platform. Like most instant messaging apps, WhatsApp is available on iOS and Android. The difference between WhatsApp and its competitors is that strong encryption is enabled by default, just like in iMessage and Signal. The app’s strong security won't be compromised by the controversial policy change that Facebook had to postpone to May after people flocked to competing services in early 2021.
The app’s security doesn’t just apply to chats and calls. WhatsApp has measures in place to prevent anyone from accessing your account as well. There are no usernames or passwords in WhatsApp, as one’s unique phone number functions as the login. For someone to get access to your conversations, they’d need direct access to your phone — even then, you can protect chats with biometrics or passwords. But it turns out there is a “hack” that malicious individuals are using to infiltrate the app. As long as an attacker knows your number, they could potentially be able to lock you out of your chats. The good news is that the process isn’t just cumbersome; it’s also mostly pointless.
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WhatsApp hackers can lock you out of your account just by knowing your phone number originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 13 Apr 2021 at 11:04:59 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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