Step 2) Now enable the setting and enter a PIN. Step 1) Go to WhatsApp Settings, tap on Account and then tap on Two-Step verification. Even if a hacker manages to get hold of your SMS code, they will not be able to log in to your account if they do not have this code. The setting allows you to set a six digit PIN on your account, that will be used to unlock your account after you receive your SMS verification code. This setting is by far the most important setting users must enable on their WhatsApp account in order to protect themselves from hackers. The first step is to simply decline any requests from anyone claiming to be your friend, asking for a verification code - no matter the reason. If you want to prevent all of the above from happening to you, here are the steps to securing your WhatsApp account. They can also pretend to be you, while cheating your friends out of their accounts too. Once the attacker is in, they can simply transfer the number (along with all your groups) to another number and delete your original account. Unfortunately, while you might think many users would not fall for such a scam, the reality is that many people who do not understand the way verification codes work, think they are helping their friend, but are actually handing full control of their account to the attacker. Soon after the user shares the six-digit code, the hacker gains access to their account. This “social engineering” usually includes asking for a verification code along with excuses such as “their phone network is unavailable”. As part of the scheme to “hack” a user's account, many WhatsApp users have received scam calls and messages in the past, from malicious users who ask for “help” while posing as a known person. WhatsApp authenticates users based on their phone number, sending a verification code over SMS. While end-to-end encryption and protect users from hackers trying to read their messages over the network, hackers still manage to get the information they need from users. This is thanks to the encryption protocol created by the developers of Signal Messenger, which has been implemented in WhatsApp. These users are all protected by end-to-end encryption that keeps their chats safe from prying eyes - in fact WhatsApp is also unable to see the contents of your messages.
WhatsApp, the secure messenger acquired by Facebook in 2014, currently has over 2 billion active users.
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