Urgent warning for Billions of WhatsApp users to change settings today
Cyber experts have told The Sun that the best way to ensure your texts are safe is to activate some of WhatsApp's security features.
More than 2billion people use Meta-owned WhatsApp, which makes it a prime target for hackers, scammers and crooks.
But you might be putting yourself at unnecessary risk by using the wrong settings.
We spoke to two cyber-experts who have revealed the best way to stay safe on WhatsApp.
The most important setting to activate is two-step verification, according to Tom Davidson, security expert and senior director at cyber-firm Lookout.
"This is the first line of defence against someone trying to access your messages by configuring your number on another device," Tom told The Sun.
"With this setting enabled, users are prompted for a PIN before the number can be associated with WhatsApp. Read More...
