Check whether your WhatsApp is compromised

Meta-owned WhatsApp is one of the biggest messaging platforms in the world used almost by everyone from casual chatting with friends to using it for official business work. This makes scammers and hackers eager to exploit it for a multitude of reasons. WhatsApp already uses end-to-end encryption for privacy concerns but still, somehow hackers and scammers continue to find ways to invade your privacy.

One of the primary ways to find out if someone is reading your chats is to use the WhatsApp feature inbuilt the app.

Access to WhatsApp on additional devices is made possible through the WhatsApp Link feature. This allows the user to read basic WhatsApp chats. Scammers take advantage of it. Scammers can access a user’s chat by using the WhatsApp Link feature. This gives them the ability to view your private communications.

However, users can figure out if they are compromised in this way and can determine it through an easy technique. For this users need to open WhatsApp and then click on the three dots located in the upper left corner.

Users must select the Linked Devices option. The device connected to your WhatsApp account will subsequently be listed below for your information. Users can then eliminate any unknown browsers or devices that they find in this. To delete an unknown device users must first choose the device or browser, and then choose the delete option to remove unwanted devices. Additionally, users can also use, the built-in app lock to keep WhatsApp locked for more security and also enable two-factor security codes.