WhatsApp users warned to change voicemail PINS
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Australia’s Stay Smart Online is warning WhatsApp users to change their mobile’s voicemail PIN from the default PIN, if they haven’t done so already.
Attackers are allegedly gaining access to users’ WhatsApp accounts by using the default voicemail PIN to access voice authentication codes. Those codes can allow the attacker to use a victim’s WhatsApp account on the attacker’s own device.
The attack method isn’t new – it has been doing the rounds since 2017 and Israel’s National Cyber Directorate issued a warning about it - however people are still falling victim to the attack.
