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Cybercrime is reaching unexpected limits... In this case, WhatsApp is trying to find everything that will improve the privacy of the platform, but cybercriminals always find a new way to break down those barriers. In this case, it all comes from video calls.
In this case, the Spanish National Police is the one that has warned of the new fraud. And it is none other than the way to steal data when using the Meta application.
The way they operate is as follows: the scammers their victims via WhatsApp, and they do so by pretending to be a friend, a bank technician or a service. If you are in this situation... the scam has begun. Because it all starts with a video call. And trying to make it someone 'recognisable'.
Modus operandi
The cybercriminal claims to have some kind of technical difficulty such as the camera not showing the image. The scammer encourages you to press the share screen button. In this way, he makes you believe that this will solve the camera problem.
If the agrees... the scammer will be able to see everything the other person sees on their device. They can send a security code via SMS to the phone they have controlled. In this way, they can take control of the WhatsApp and transfer it to another device without the other party knowing.