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WhatsApp adds a new feature that will prevent hackers from stealing your account

This is how verification requests for transferring an account from one cell phone to another will look like. | Fountain: whatsapp

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whatsapp adds a number of security features to prevent hackers from stealing your accounts.

From now on, many users will see more controls when transferring their account to a new phone, the app will try to verify your identity.

New WhatsApp Security Tools

The next time you try to download whatsapp on the new device, the app will send a notification to the old phone to confirm that you want to transfer the account to the new phone.

In accordance with whatsapp, this feature will be activated when the company detects a suspicious registration attempt. And in the worst case, if the user does not have access to his old device, he can ask the company to send him a new code.

whatsapp adds new background checks to help protect your account from malware.

On the other hand, the app also asks users to check if their internet connection is encrypted. Right now, checking your connection to someone involves scanning a QR code or comparing a 60-digit number, both of which you can find by clicking the Encryption tab under the contact’s info sheet. In the future, when you click on a tab, it will automatically check if your connection is secure.

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Besides, whatsapp repeatedly asks users to use the official application of the service and not to download unofficial clients such as Plus, Plus Red, GB, Gold and others.

In accordance with whatsappthese applications are developed by third parties and “do not comply with the Terms of Use”.

“These applications compromise privacy and security. If you use them, there is no guarantee that your messages or data, such as your location or the files you share, will be private and secure. It is possible that your account will be temporarily or permanently blocked,” he says.

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