The appearance of new contacts in a smartphone’s phone book may indicate that the device’s WhatsApp user account has been hacked. This is referring to Pavel Myasoedov, director of IT-Reserve. informs prime agency
“The app syncs with it [телефонной книгой] new unknown contacts in real time should raise doubts about the possible reconciliation of the program and with it the entire device, ”myasoedov emphasized.
In addition, according to the expert, the integrity of the WhatsApp account can also be verified from the messages stored in the archive. The archive is a section of the program where hidden dialogs are stored by default. The appearance of unknown entries in them also indicates a high probability of hacking.
“If an attacker has already gained access to the program, he will most likely clean up traces, but most likely forget about the archive,” emphasized the expert.
Myasoedov stated that to protect against WhatsApp hacking, one should avoid using public Wi-Fi networks, downloading gif animations and other files from unknown senders, as well as using third-party WhatsApp clients.
“If the Messenger is still hacked or you have lost access to it, you need to write to the developer’s support service with a request to deactivate your account,” said the expert.
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