Technology Tips: Your WhatsApp chat can be hijacked with a mistake technology tips in Marathi
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After the account is hijacked the hijacker can also misuse the chat and other details. Not only this, it can also trap us in cheating.
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Mumbai : You may have heard about plane hijacking, but WhatsApp hijacking (WhatsApp hijack) You know about doing. By the way, the case of hijacking WhatsApp is a little different. Your WhatsApp account can also be hijacked accidentally. Yes, the hijacker can also misuse the chat and other details after the account is hijacked. Not only this, it can also trap us in cheating. Well, before predicting such a scenario, we must understand WhatsApp hijacking.
What is WhatsApp Hijack?
Many a times users switch off their phone number or don’t keep a number active for a long time. But his WhatsApp account created with that number is used. Suppose a telecom company gives your number to another user.
In this case, if he creates a WhatsApp account from that number, your account details will reach him. Recently this happened to a user.
A user bought a new SIM card and created a WhatsApp account with it, but got a surprise as soon as his account was created. Actually, the WhatsApp account was already active on his new number. There was a photo of a girl on it. The account was filled with many chats and many groups had this number.
Take care of these things
Any user can get stuck in such situation. The front end user is polite enough not to tamper with your account details so this is not necessary. To avoid any such situation users should take care of few things.
If you want to close a WhatsApp account for any reason, first close the existing WhatsApp account on that number.
You will get the option to change the number in the app. As soon as you close the number, your account will be transferred from the first number to the second number.
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