Lots of people ask me about "How to hack a Whatsapp account" or "How to read someone's WhatsApp chat". So I deiced to make a brief explanation post about this topic so you can easily find your correct answer without any doubts. So first of all we need to know about WhatsApp security.
Whatsapp is now owned by Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg and as we all know WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption. Hackers use different attacks to read the victim's chat or spy and replay from the victim's account and may get temporary access to it.
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There are 6 common ways that are used widely for Whatsapp hacking as given below:
1. Spyware
2. OTP Phishing
3. QR-Code Hijacking
4. Call Forwarding
5. Men In The Middle Attack
6. Email Spoofing
Spyware
Spywares are the RAT (Remote Access Trojan) software that is manually installed in the target device and then the attacker or hacker can make complete access to the target device and monitor all activities or even change the lock of the victim device. We posted a brief post on this topic you can check it out here.
OTP Phishing
It is the widely used hacking technique so 90% of you are already familiar with it. In OTP Phishing the attacker hacks the target account in real time. The attacker sends a malicious link to a victim that opens a fake webpage with a phone number parameter in it.
Once the victim enters their phone number then it will be sent to the attacker and the attacker use it for the Whatsapp application, and an OTP will be generated and sent to that number, meanwhile victim redirect to the next page that asks for OTP and once victim enters OTP, the attacker retrieves it and able to access victims Whatsapp account.
QR-Code Hijacking
This is basically a phishing attack in which the victim is redirected to a webpage and makes the victim scans their Whatsapp QR code to get a reward or something like that once the victim scans their code the hacker or attacker can access the WhatsApp web session of the victim and makes complete access on victim account.
This attack is frequently used when the target and attacker was on the same network.
Call Forwarding
In this method, the attacker has physical access to the victim's device and enables call forwarding settings from the target phone number to the attacker's phone number.
In call forwarding, if anyone calls to victim's number then the first call will be redirected to the attacker's number and then he/she can revert back to the victim's number or may also receive it.
Attackers use call verification methods to access victims' accounts using call forwarding.
Men In The Middle Attack
In this method, the attacker and victim were on the same network like an office or college. In some cases, attacker opens their device Hotspot and try to attract victims to connect with it.
Once the victim and attacker were on the same network, the attacker uses some tools to intercept between server and victim and redirect the victim to a fake phishing site.
Email Spoofing
In this attack, the hacker sends the victim a spoofed email that looks like an original email from Whatsapp Support.
That email may contain fake WhatsApp account verification content and try to convince the victim to reveal their OTP like in the case of a Phishing attack.
Note:- This all information provided by us is only to make you more aware and secure from this type of hacking or cracking and if you use it for illegal purposes then we are not responsible for that!
So that's all possible ways according to me which is possible to hack a WhatsApp account and I hope you find this post informative and useful. Be safe and share it with your friends.
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