WhatsApp is working on a new security feature to prevent the increasing frequency of account theft. about a second verification code According to WABetaInfo, the app will request the phone number when registering it on a new device.

While two-step verification is currently a very effective feature to prevent hacks, many users have not enabled it. Also, cyber attackers are constantly improving their deception methods, so any security feature is welcome.

Second verification code

Recently, the unique—and influential— way of working To steal WhatsApp accounts. An attacker may send you a message asks you for a six digit code. He could have said he sent it to you by mistake to persuade you to give it to him.

If you give it to him, you have given your account to him as this code was not sent to you by mistake, but it is six digits to activate your WhatsApp account on another device. From then on, it will be able to impersonate your identity to commit other frauds.

This is what WhatsApp wants to prevent with the addition of a second verification code. If someone is trapped, the attacker cannot activate the account. As shown in the picture above, you will need a second verification codewill be sent to the victim’s phone.

Also, the message with the second verification code will notify the real owner of the WhatsApp account that an attempt was made to log in on another device. That way, the victim would be protected when they found out they were trying to hack it, and wouldn’t hand over the second code.

WABetaInfo, of the function currently under development. It is expected to come first to beta versions of WhatsApp for iOS and Android, and then to the final versions of the app. However, we still don’t know when that will happen.

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