Hackers ask victims to forward OTP to them so they can complete an urgent money transaction.
Reports of WhatsApp One Time Password (OTP) scam are making rounds. Cybercriminals pose as a friend or fellow citizen who “accident” sends a 6-digit OTP code to (yours) wrong phone number.
The hackers ask the victim to forward OTP to them so they can complete an urgent money transaction, to capture your attention the criminals will give a solid excuse like they have to pay an emergency hospital bill.
Once you have fallen prey to this scam, hackers will take over your WhatsApp account on the web and access phone numbers and photos.
Jibran Nasir, a Pakistani politician, and civil rights activist, revealed on Twitter, he was also a target of this scam.
Cyber experts have long stressed the importance of setting up two-factor authentication to safeguard from hackers taking over your account. The two-factor authentication is an optional security measure that would require a pre-assigned six-digit passcode to verify a user’s phone number on WhatsApp.
Mobil phone users should avoid sharing OTP with anybody via SMS or on a phone call to safe themselves.
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