WhatsApp, especially in recent weeks, has been at the center of various attempts by cybercriminals. One of these can steal our identity from us. Let’s see together how to defend ourselves.
Cybercriminals are now an increasingly present reality. With the network, the attempts of scammers have increased dramatically, triggering very negative scenarios. In recent weeks, especially on Whatsapp there have been attempts of this type. Scams that do not leave the various users calm.
As we all know, WhatsApp is one of the most used applications in the world. Both in its mobile and web version, the messaging app is used daily by millions of users. This is certainly one of the reasons criminals try to place theirs traps. In recent months, apparently, there have been many hacker attacks on both individuals and companies.
Among all the names involved in this period is the messaging app. A WhatsApp scam led police post to take action. An alert dictated by the increasingly high numbers of scammed. This time, however, the deception could make us lose our identity. A new threat, therefore, is growing stronger and stronger. Let’s see together the details of the scam and how to defend ourselves.
WhatsApp, the scam steals our identity: how to defend ourselves?
When we interface with these applications, we know we need to enter our data. Information that, as we can imagine, is coveted by criminals. On whatsApp we can put the name, photo and other information. In this case, you have to be careful of theprofile picture that we will insert.
As a profile picture we can insert anything. Without proper protection, virtually everyone could see our image. And, in some cases, it could be the subject of screenshot. In this way, scammers could steal the photo so as to field an identity theft. And it is precisely this scam that is coming out more and more in the last period.
This very common fraud mainly affects well-known personalities and companies. With the number and the photo it becomes very easy for the hacker to extort money from employees and officials.
Also in this case there is the possibility of putting in place a high guard for cybercriminals. In this case we go to the application settings and select “Account”. From “Account” let’s go to “Privacy”And scroll through the various information. We will find various indications, from the profile image to the last access. It will be up to us, then, to whom to give the privilege to see our information. You can also choose not to let anyone look at our data.
If, on the other hand, you suspect or are a victim of identity theft, it is enough to do nothing but report and block the messages that arrive from Whatsapp. Ultimately, the authorities prepared for these cases could also be solicited.
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