How To Know If Your WhatsApp account has been Hacked and Ways to Fix it

As WhatsApp calls itself fully encrypted but this does not make it un-hackable. Being the most widely used chat app, WhatsApp has all kinds of messages including your personal ones which you may not be comfortable sharing with others.

In most cases, people have become victims of WhatsApp hacked accounts, however, they never take the time to realise that an intruder can get access to their WhatsApp conversations.

Hackers use some of the following ways to get access to your account:

1. Whatsapp web

2. Access To Your Device Backup File

3. Using Wi-Fi Network With WhatsApp Sniffer

4. Using Third-party Spyware


So what happens if your WhatsApp account is hacked. Though WhatsApp can be hacked to some extent only, we don't have to tell you that how bad the hacking can do to you. Once hacked, the hacker can keep an eye on you like when you come online WhatsApp, your sleeping pattern, your online activity and much more.

To know if your WhatsApp web is active on an unknown device, follow the steps below:

* Open Whatsapp on your phone,
* Tap on the 3 vertical dots on the top right
* Then tap on WhatsApp web, a new window will open,

* Here see the list of last used clients i.e you will see all the devices that are connected to your Whatsapp , if you don’t recognize it, then chances are someone is hacking into your conversations and WhatsApp activities on your phone.

Note: If you are seeing a message " This phone could not be verified", it means your WhatsApp has been accessed by an unknown device also.


Ways to prevent your WhatsApp from getting hacked

1. Log out from all computers that you see in the list under WhatsApp Web. This will stop hackers from reading your chats further. However, this should be done every time you use WhatsApp web.

2. Do not leave your phone unattended when you are out.

3. Lock all your apps to prevent unknown people to access your apps.

4. Do not connect your phone to unknown WiFi connections as hackers can also use the unique MAC address to access all your WhatsApp chats.

5. In case, your WhatsApp is already hacked, deactivate your account by emailing at support@whatsapp.com. Your account will be automatically deleted if not accessed for 30 days.

6. Enable 2 step verification under WhatsApp Account settings. This will add an extra layer of security over the app.

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