In uncertain times where cybercriminals stalk us in every corner of the digital world, we must be alert at all times to avoid their pretentious but suggestive strategies and thus self -process of their evil intentions. Unfortunately, The legal framework that a priori is responsible for carrying the work of protector is not usually effective in doors, although its appearance is strong and tenacious reality is still what it is. Because, at the end of the day the telematic communicators who wake us up from the nap will never reveal the deep dream in which the relevant authorities inhabit.
In this way, the first object of our activity with respect to this event must be blunt and stop surroundings. In summary, we have to get ahead of the tragedy, the scam, to telephone harassment. To do this, today we not only go to the Scams by phone callsthat constantly renew, but to the facilities that, without realizing, we put these criminals. The WhatsApp case is a topic that really deserves a mention, since, it is not part of our life, but, it includes the great part of the life activity of the day to day.
Likewise, this type of fraud, although they are usually conditioned by previous contact with the user, either through direct messages, SMS or calls, has a more silent character because the person is only aware of the situation when he reviews the configuration of the configuration of devices on your mobile phone. In this way, it is a duty to extreme caution before these risks that we run by granting the importance we grant to social networks. As this relevance will not be modified over time, in fact it probably increases, we have to learn to live with it.
What do I do if there is an unknown device connected to my WhatsApp?
Thanks to the multiple functions that the goal application has implemented in its last years, the possibilities when communicating with our contacts acquire a more varied and extensive role. In the same way it happens with the ways of using the application, because if we focus on accessibility, the improvements are remarkably significant. With the help of our mobile phone, the central device of the WhatsApp account, We can distribute its use to other devices, from computers to tablets or other mobiles. However, this has also increased the risk that some intruders access.
This option is available both in iOS and Android, so you don’t have to make great distinction. To verify that indeed an unwanted device has entered without permission in our account we go to the three points located at the top to the right, once we enter the application. And click on “linked devices.” Then a list will appear with the devices that have permission to operate under our name on WhatsApp. If there is one that we do not identify as our own or, simply, we do not recognize it we must click on it and close the session.
The configuration that prevents the intrusion of others in your WhatsApp account
To prevent this act from replicating there is a method that is totally normalized in this type of applications, the famous “two steps verification”. To activate the procedure it is very simple. We return to the three points of before and go to “Settings”, once pressed another menu will appear with more options, the one that interests us is that of “Account”, when we enter inside we simply indicate the option of “Verification in two steps ” Then what is necessary to continue is to follow the indications. This configuration will be activated whenever we want to access from a new device.