How do hackers hack WhatsApp account?

Users send each other a lot of important information through WhatsApp every day, and if hackers have access to this information, people may have to pay a lot of compensation; parents may also decide to take control of their children's performance by hacking their accounts sometimes and take immediate action to help their children if they make a mistake on the social network.

In this article, we will try to look at how hackers hack WhatsApp and the steps you can take to  increase the security of your information  and protect them from such people. Still, first, it is necessary to give a brief explanation about WhatsApp.

What is WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is one of the most popular social networks that allow people to communicate with other people for free, and also has other features such as video and voice calls that all people can use to communicate easily, you can also get help from each other or even hold important meetings through this application WhatsApp has become a necessity in everybody's lives, and many users are accustomed to using it.

What is the reason for its popularity?

One of the reasons for the popularity of WhatsApp is that it is easy to use, which has made it possible for all Internet users, from beginners to professionals, to use; of course, it is worth mentioning that this ease of use has caused parents to be worried more and more about their children.

Can WhatsApp be hacked?

The answer is definitely yes; there are many ways to access the information of people in WhatsApp, which we will answer the questions that How do hackers hack WhatsApp? And What are the methods of it? In the following.

How does a hacker fall into account?

There are different types of WhatsApp hacking methods, depending on whether the hacker has access to the phone he/she intend to hack its account or not, which we will discuss in more detail below.

1- access to the phone which they intend to fell its WhatsApp account:

- Using the QR CODE:

This method is very easy and can help parents who want to check their children's messages; in this method, you only need to scan the  QR CODE  to access the information of people in WhatsApp.

- Installing a spy app:

Installing a WhatsApp hacking app on the mobile of the person you want to hack WhatsApp is one of the easiest ways. You can access other people's information in WhatsApp through installing malware.

2- The hackers do not have access to the phone that they intend to hew its account:

Most hacks are done while they do not have access to the phone they want to hack, and at the same time, they may use the following methods to hack other people's WhatsApp account.

- Hacking through the bugs of this messenger:

All  software  and social networks have bugs that several hackers, such as white hat hackers, help the owners of these programs to be able to find these security holes in the programs faster than other hackers and fix these issues, as you know, WhatsApp is one of the safest social networks and finding bugs in it is not that easy. Bugs can only be found if a professional hacker intends to do this.

Hackers often do not make them publicly available to all people after discovering the bugs of this program, and they request a huge amount of to sell the information they have obtained about security holes to the designers and owners of the programs, or only use them for themselves and eventually make a lot of money this way.

- Social engineering:

One of the most useful methods in hacking is social engineering, which many hackers use to access the information of different people in various  applications.

In this way, people provide the hackers with the information they need themselves, this method can also be very effective for hacking WhatsApp, through which the hackers receive the multi-digit code that is sent to the person's number. Finally, they can easily access the person's account and use the information in it.

- Send malware links:

In the previous section, in which we have described WhatsApp hacking methods, one of which was having access to the cell phone of the person they intend to hack, we also briefly mentioned the installation of malware.

But the person's phone may not be available to hackers, in which case they would send the download link of malware to the user and access his/ her WhatsApp account.

- Having an iCloud ID:

If the phone that hackers intend to hack its WhatsApp account is an iPhone, the process is going to be much harder because the iPhone has a very high level of security, but if they have access to the person's iCloud, they can easily access all the information on the person's tablet and WhatsApp.

- Using Sniffer & Spy Tool 2021 for Android phones:

One of the best tools that can be used to hack WhatsApp is WhatsApp Sniffer, through which hackers can easily access the WhatsApp of the people they want, so they can see all the messages and contacts of the person; this tool can be used for free, which is one of its advantages, and it is easy to use. Also, the latest updated version of this program allows hackers to export and import chats from external memory and send the messages they want to other people.

- Using FlexiSPY:

There are many applications, one of which is FlexiSPY, that can be used for all devices from desktop to  Android  and iPhone. People's information can be examined through this application. Also, many parents may use it to monitor their children's activities easily, because nowadays, all people, especially teenagers, spend a lot of time on WhatsApp and other social networks, as you might guess, there may be some threats, for instance, some contents which are not suitable for their age which causes many problems for teenagers as well as their parents.

Important note:

As you can see, there are many ways in which people can access your account and use your information against you, so if you notice any strange thing in your WhatsApp, you should check it out as soon as possible to see whether another device is accessing your information or not, by clicking on the three vertical points in the upper right corner of the program, in this section, you can see all the devices that are connected to you. As a result, you can realize any issue.

Suppose you still encounter cases that you are in doubt about that your WhatsApp has been hacked. In that case, you can quickly report the problem to WhatsApp support, they will check all the available chances and solve the problem as fast as possible, so that hackers have no longer access to your information and cannot use them to achieve their desires, of course, another point that needs to be mentioned is the necessity of informing your friends and family that your WhatsApp account has been hacked, so if the hacker decides to send malicious messages to them, they should be fully aware of this possibility before the hacker intend to do such actions, as a result when they receive an abnormal message, they know the necessity of deleting that, so you wouldn't be worried about your family and friends.

Last word:

Nowadays, hackers have made significant progress and can easily infiltrate all existing  applications, WhatsApp is one of those, so it is necessary for each person as a WhatsApp user to increase their awareness and follow all the necessary tips to protect their account in this program, in this article, we have mentioned several methods that hackers use to hack WhatsApp accounts so that you can protect your information due to having more information in this field, or if parents want to access the accounts of their children account, they can easily get what they want through the mentioned methods, but they should also pay attention to the point that everyone has a right to privacy, so they should tell their children the truth and explain the reasons of their anxiety.