Beware of WhatsApp scams where criminals can steal your account through a video call.
whatsapp it is one of the most used applications in the daily life of Spaniards, in everyday life, in student life or at work, what does the application Target to be one of the most attractive to cybercriminals. They are increasingly trying to develop new methods (or use old fraud methods) to deceive users and get them check or him banking information or staff.
One of the latest scams to be aware of issteal whatsapp account their victims using one of the newest features that have been included in video calls.
What kind of scam is this?
In this type of fraud, cybercriminals use video calls contact your potential victims, being able to deceive them by telling them that they are part of platform maintenance. And they are not shown on the screen, but they are assured that the victims are suffering technical problem this will help them decide. After that they ask the person share your screen pushing a button on it, declaring that they want to solve the problem and that this is the case easier and faster to drive to the victim in the process.
However, by doing this, the criminal will be able to see everything that appears on the victim’s screenwhich they use to start the process broadcast from WhatsApp account phone to another. To complete this process, the application sends SMS With code which must be entered into the second device in order to be able to execute change device. Cybercriminals then take advantage of the fact that the victim is sharing their screen with be able to see the code which comes in SMS and steal your account without the victim’s knowledge that they are providing this information.
To avoid falling for this type of scam, it is important to remember that the WhatsApp technical team does not address users personally warn about breakdowns, and even more so do this via video calls. This is also important beware of unexpected calls and from unknown numbers so as not to fall for the bait of this and other scammers, and if in doubt, check official routes to make sure it’s not a scam.