The recent attack on Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos by hackers, through a malicious file sent to him from the account of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , on the WhatsApp application , has troubled the Facebook messaging platform, which made it more concerned about security issues . Now a new attack is making its appearance on the WhatsApp application. However, this particular attack has nothing to do with the integrity of the platform. WhatsApp users should be especially careful as the new hack is very easy to execute and equally easy to avoid.
For example, one person who was attacked by this hack in a group chat others hackers, it seems, had gained access to his WhatsApp account and collected the phone numbers of the group members. They were then able to send WhatsApps to the other members of the group, telling them that they were going to receive an SMS message with a code, which they would have to send back to the hacked person. Specifically, the hack, that is, the SMS message, was a verification code for the account of the person who received the text. This way, the hackers could hack another account and promote their scam. This is much simpler than transferring the SIM card to a new device. The result, however, is the same. 
To avoid this hack, users simply need to enable a basic security setting in WhatsApp, which takes no more than a minute, and then perform the fix . Additionally, users should be aware that there are many forms of risk that they may encounter in messaging apps like WhatsApp. For example, hackers often use spyware. Many of these risks have been fixed by WhatsApp software updates that have patched security holes to keep users safe.
It is worth noting that the immediate danger is not so much for the users themselves who will be attacked as for their contacts. The danger can be hidden in an encrypted platform or even in a message from a familiar person of the user. If a user has been attacked, he can reset his device with a new SMS and recover all the data. It is characteristic that the users who are attacked are slow to realize what is exactly happening, as a result of which they receive even more SMS codes that will prevent them from immediately fixing the problem. There are no data breaches
You can prevent this attack by enabling the use of a security PIN of your choice, and even an email to use if you forget this PIN. This is separate from the six-digit code that WhatsApp will send via SMS to verify a new installation. It is possible that this verification code will be considered two-factor authentication.
Finally, WhatsApp's "Two-Step Verification" process can be found in the "Settings" section of the app.
