Police Issue WhatsApp Account Hacking Warning—Act Now Before It’s Too Late

Derbyshire Police warning over WhatsApp account takeover scam

The force says scammers gather codes to hijack accounts and ask for money from people's contacts.

Police Issue WhatsApp Account Hacking Warning—Act Now Before It’s Too Late

Do this today—don't risk losing your account.

Russian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of prime ministers and other government officials, sending them emails inviting them to join a group of users of the messaging app, The Guardian reports. Microsoft says victims receive an email from an attacker posing as a US government official, asking them to scan a QR code to join their WhatsApp account, which is “focused on the latest non-governmental initiatives aimed at suppo…

They sent an email from which they would be able to access all the content shared on that social network

The National Police, the Civil Guard and the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) constantly issue warnings that citizens will be alerted to attempts by cybercriminals to take their personal or banking data. Technological advances make them increasingly available tools to commit fraud. Given their enormous popularity, criminals take advantage of themselves to carry out new scam attempts through WhatsApp, and now it has been the National Pol…