WhatsApp has become the latest target of scammers and hackers, who are now using OTP tricks to gain illegal access to accounts. The messaging app is widely used across the globe and that makes it more susceptible to privacy issues and scams. A lot of your important data can be derived from your conversation on WhatsApp and that is exactly why the hackers have chosen WhatsApp to collect your sensitive data.

The scam which is currently doing the rounds lets scammers hack into your WhatsApp account using an OTP. You could get a message on WhatsApp from an unknown number or from a friend’s number claiming that he/she is in some sort of emergency. The hacker will then ask you for an OTP, which he will claim that he has sent to your number mistakenly. When you get messages like this, do not indulge in any further conversation or send the OTP code, which actually provides access to your WhatsApp account.

If you send the OTP code to the hacker, you will be locked out of your own WhatsApp account. This would give full control of your account to the hacker. He can then misuse the access and reach out to your other friends following the same tricks. The hacker can also collect sensitive data or conversations that are meant to be private. Similarly, even when you get a message from a known contact asking for an OTP pin, do not respond immediately or follow his request. You can first call him to verify whether the message was sent by him or was his WhatsApp account. It is even better if you do not indulge with any unknown contacts on WhatsApp.

So to keep yourself safe from such scams, you can enable two-factor authentication on WhatsApp. Here is what you can do to secure your account from fraudsters.

— Tap on the three dots on the top right corner after opening WhatsApp.

— Tap on the Settings option and then select Account.

— Then tap on Two-step verification.

— When you select the Two-step verification, you get an enable option.

— When you tap on enable, you will be asked to enter a six-digit pin.

— You will be asked to enter the pin twice, followed by your email address.

— When you confirm the email address, your two-step verification will be activated.
— You could disable or change the pin following the same step.
WhatsApp will ask you to enter your password frequently when you open the app.

Source: indiatoday

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When asked a question, What is common between Instagram and Whatsapp? Nothing in particular comes in mind. But there is a big common aspect shared between the two, parent company, the social media giant Facebook. Yes, Instagram and Whatsapp are owned by Facebook.

Till date Instagram and Whatsapp were seperate entity doing their own business without Facebook interference. But that is going to change soon. Facebook is planning to re-brand Instagram and Whatsapp and has already notified employees of those company. So be prepared to see changes from Instagram and Whatsapp to Instagram from Facebook and Whatsapp from Facebook. For this Facebook spokesperson said "We want to be clearer about the products and services that are part of Facebook."

Facebook lately has been in many controversy regarding their security and user data breaches making people say Instagram, Whatsapp manage those data more securely. Doing this rebranding will be a slap to all those who criticize Facebook’s way of doing work making them aware WhatsApp and Instagram are also from the same company they criticize.

Facebook will buy a 10 per cent stake in the digital business of India's Reliance Industries for INR 43,574 crores, as the social media firm looks to leverage its highly popular WhatsApp chat service to offer digital payment services. The deal will help the Indian conglomerate cut debt that has piled up in its expensive push to secure top spot for its Jio Infocomm telecom business.

WhatsApp is trying to secure approval to roll out its digital payment service in India, which will see it compete in a crowded market with the likes of Google Pay and Paytm. The approval to expand beyond the beta launch hasn't come through yet.

"(India) is in the middle of a major digital transformation and organizations like Jio have played a big part in getting hundreds of millions of Indian people and small businesses online," Facebook founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post.

The messaging service has 40 crore users in India, its biggest market, reaching nearly 80 per cent of smartphone users in the country. The deal will also help the social media giant leverage WhatsApp to partner with Reliance's e-commerce marketplace JioMart, that connects small businesses to customers.

Jio has become the country's largest wireless operator within about three years of its launch, Mumbai-headquartered Reliance has also rapidly expanded its retail business, which now has over 10,000 stores selling groceries, consumer electronics and apparel.

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There is a new beta version of WhatsApp out on the internet. It shows a few new features that may make an appearance in the app in the coming weeks when there is a regular update to it through the app stores.

HIGHLIGHTS

• WhatsApp has added a few new features to its beta app.

• One of the new features is always a mute option.

• The new build of the chat app also hints at a redesign for call buttons.

Among the new features, there is the 'Always Mute' option which will allow users to mute a particular chat window forever. The 'Always Mute' option replaces the one year option that was available earlier.

The WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta version also contains some UI changes. With this version, users will get a new Storage UI look. Though the rollout of the Storage UI feature began in past beta many users didn't receive it. But with the latest one, Android users can finally get the redesigned UI. To the added features, the app is also testing the Media Guidelines feature in this beta version. Using the Media Guidelines feature, people can enable guides to align stickers, GIFs, and texts while uploading a WhatsApp story.

The information comes to the courtesy WABetaInfo which also revealed that in the new beta build of the app the voice and video call buttons for business accounts have disappeared. While the calling buttons are hidden from the Contact Info, but users can access them if you tap the profile in the chat and contact list.

WhatsApp is the most used chat app in the world as well as in India. Though the app started as a simple chat app, over the years many features like video and audio or business features have been added to it.

source:indiatoday

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