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WhatsApp has been the target of another online scam, which is deceiving users by revealing individual data. the links appear to come from your friend but instead, lead you to a discount page which then asks for your personal details. Unassuming clients have then prompted a fake site which taints your mobile with malware, permitting the con artist to acquire personal data. WhatsApp's popularity has exploded in recent years. It now has nearly one billion users worldwide and has become a key target for scammers.
Speaking to This Is Money, David Emm, principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, an internet security and anti-virus software company, says the scam operates in a range of languages. "We have noted that this WhatsApp scam has been actively circling for some time. It 'speaks' several languages so the attacks can be customized for each market. "The message convinces the user to forward the message to 10 contacts, so he/she can receive a certain promotion (such as £5 discount at Starbucks, Zara etc)." WhatsApp's developing prevalence in Europe and India has implied it has picked up tricksters' consideration as of late.
Earlier a month ago, security specialists cautioned there was a trick acting like a WhatsApp upgrade which had the ability to get to and recover banking applications on your smartphone.
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