In detail, Rahul Sasi explains that hackers ask their victims to dial a number that begins with either 45 or 405, which will have the effect of instantly disconnecting them from their WhatsApp account and leaving the field open to cybercriminals.
But, you will have noticed that these telephone codes are, to say the least, baroque in France. There is little chance that a person even remotely aware of the mechanics of the fishing online gets screwed. However, this is not the case in all countries.
« Once the hacker gains access to the account, he [se fait passer pour la victime] to request money from contactsdetails Rahul Sasi. In this way, the criminal abuses the victim’s contacts even before the victim realizes that she has lost control of her account. »
The opportunity to remember that the best way to protect your WhatsApp account, but also all of your social networks on the Internet, is to apply a strong password, and toenable two-factor authentication on all your accounts.