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The video covers - How fraudsters hack your WhatsApp account, how to restore a Hacked WhatsApp account and tips to protect yourself from WhatsApp hacking.

Whatsapp is a free messenger app for smart-phones similar to Telegram, Signal, Wire secure messenger etc. This app uses internet to send messages, hence the cost of using Whatsapp is significantly lesser than texting. It can also be used to send images, audio, video and even for internet calls.

We can also use Whatsapp on the desktop, simply by navigating to the website https://web.whatsapp.com and following the simple customization procedures. The app is extremely popular among teenagers because of features like location sharing, voice messages and group chatting.

Whatsapp currently owned by Facebook, has now over 1 billion users worldwide. It is the biggest online messenger app in the market. With the growing popularity of Whatsapp, attempts were made to hack Whatsapp. So, serious questions arises - Can Whatsapp can be hacked ? Is it fully safe to use Whatsapp ? Does end to end encryption not make Whatsapp immune to hacking attempts ? Has Whatsapp been hacked ever before ?

Methods to Hack and Protect Whats app:
Method 1:Hacking account by Confirming OTP SMS
We can use Whats app only after the app confirms the Whats app number through an OTP. In other words, for a person to hack your Whats app, the attackers only needs your OTP. Now, there are several tricks and methods used by hackers to do so, enumerated below:

Sub Method 1:
Gaining unauthorized or friendly access to your phone to read OTP as the process hardly requires more than half a minute of time.

Sub Method 2:

Spy apps:
These include spy apps like m-spy, Free Tracker Mobile etc or other parental control apps. Installation of these apps hardly requires more than 2 minutes of time. So, be careful when you hand over your phone to a repair shop or someone else for a considerable period of time.

You should regularly check Apps and Apps permission section of your phone, to weed out such unwanted apps. We also recommend the use of Android app “Net Capture” to monitor the suspicious outgoing packet.

Sub Method 3:
This method involves use of apps like Team Viewer or Any Desk etc. These apps allow device access to the person on the other end of the connection. These apps are often installed by fraudster using some pretext, thereby gaining access to the device and a consequence to your OTP.

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