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The Fraud of the 'Son in Distress' or the 'Ghost Pairing', Among the Most Common Scams on Whatsapp

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The fraud of the son in distress, the impersonations of official agencies and large brands and the silent hijacking of accounts are some of the most widespread scams in 2025 through the WhatsApp messaging app.Continue reading...

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The fraud of the son in distress, the impersonations of official agencies and large brands and the silent hijacking of accounts are some of the most widespread scams in 2025 through the WhatsApp messaging app.Continue reading...

·Granada, Spain
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Instant messaging, as is the case with WhatsApp, has been consolidated as one of the main ways of personal and professional communication, but also as a fertile ground for digital fraud. In 2025, cybercriminals have intensified the use of messaging applications to deceive users, taking advantage of the immediacy, proximity and confidence generated by this type of channel in the day to day. Data collected by specialized computer security firms co…

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·Lima, Peru
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The fraud of the son in distress, the impersonations of official agencies and big brands and the silent hijacking of accounts are some of the most widespread scams in 2025 through the WhatsApp messaging app.With its more than 3 billion users worldwide, WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging applications, something that cybercriminals seek to exploit, either using this service as a main channel to distribute their deceptions or as a final …

The fraud of 'child in distress', the impersonations of official agencies and major brands and the silent hijacking of accounts are some of the most widespread scams in 2025 through the WhatsApp messaging application.

Cybersecurity experts warn that WhatsApp has become one of the main vectors of digital fraud during 2025, concentrating some of the most widespread and effective scams of the year. Over the past few months, cybercriminals have perfected social engineering techniques that exploit trust, urgency and... La entrada The five WhatsApp cyberstafas that most con us aparece primero en Noticias de SMEs, Autonomados y Empresadores - Cepymenews.

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CyberSecurity News broke the news in on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
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