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Each and every one of us is immersed in the world of WhatsApp. Do you know someone who does not have this application installed on their mobile? ? Probably so, but you will agree with us that these people are part of a minority.
With this, what we want to tell you is that the news that we are going to give you today affects you. Because it is closely linked to your security on board this messaging application And it is that a team of researchers has just discovered that WhatsApp messages already delivered can be modified, changing the form and content, but also modifying the identity of the sender.
Check Point Software Technologies just realized that cybercriminals or hackers with bad intentions may be perfectly capable of creating a pirated version of WhatsAppThrough it, they could modify a message already sent. It would be a security hole through which anyone could impersonate you and get you, if necessary, into a good mess.
How WhatsApp messages can be faked
As Check Point has explained, in order for these WhatsApp messages to be falsified, certain factors must be combined. First of all, user messages that can be manipulated only are those that have been sent in a group chat and have subsequently been quoted
This is a very common action, which we usually use within groups to answer a certain question, which may have been lost among all the conversations. Within these and through this hack, messages could be introduced from people who do not even belong to the group Which in the case of business groups or serious matters, can lead to important problems or mistakes.
And there are other options, with which hackers can play with our information and identities. You can also send a message to one person in a group, as if it were a group message,when in fact it's only going to that person. Of course, when the user (who in this case acts as a victim) responds, the message will be sent to the entire group.
The description of this tactic already makes us think of an infinite number of deceptions and manipulations that can be carried out to discredit the person who is being deceivedor to generate instability in the group.
Watch out for scams: they are the order of the day
Experts believe that hackers or cybercriminals can use this strategy to deceive, obtain information, or harm third parties. That is why it is so important to be careful and be properly prepared to avoid falling for scams.
There have not been a few strategies that we have told you about in recent times, used by criminals, to try to extract information from the most unsuspecting users and make them fall , victims of their own ignorance, in phishing scams or identity theft.
It is therefore important to avoid sending and disseminating suspicious strings (most of them are), as well as forwarding messages promising promotional campaigns ,Weird discounts and gift vouchers too good to be believed.
We must also be attentive so as not to fall for (or spread) fraudulent job offers (they abound here and on all networks), draws and gifts of money in metallic And, what doesn't happen in real life, won't happen in WhatsApp either. As much as your brother-in-law recommends it.
Avoid at all costs downloading documents and attached programs, as well as clicking on links that will take you to dubious sites. Be very careful when entering data in forms to sign up for contests, because you are very likely to fall into a big trap.
Close your circle and avoid being in WhatsApp groups just because. In this way, you will avoid receiving lots and lots of junk and you'll be less likely to fall into the networks of cybercriminals, especially if you connect with people who are not completely trustworthy.
