WhatsApp: how not to be spied on iPhone

iPhone smartphones are known to have a good reputation for the protection of privacy.

However, in the field of computing, zero trust is the basis of everything. You must know that at any moment you are exposed to a potential computer hacking. This situation has even been highlighted by the use of the Pegasus software to spy on WhatsApp accounts on iPhones.

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Accessing someone else’s account without authorization is illegal. This content is educational and is meant to help you recover your own account or that of a loved one, and to better protect yourself.

You are not obliged to know that you are being hacked but know that the hacker at any moment is looking for the opportunity he will have if he is persistent.

So even if you own an iPhone you must follow some important recommendations.

In this article, we give you a few tips that will help you better protect your WhatsApp account from any form of spying.

“Overall iPhones are considered less prone to mass surveillance and spying. It must be said that Apple controls everything in its products, from the software part to the hardware – and iOS is an operating system that is voluntarily closed and locked. Yet, Apple is not immune to security flaws and new emerging techniques. So much so that the security of iPhones recently found itself on the front page of newspapers with the Pegasus scandal.”, recalls a journalist

Here are 8 recommendations for the protection of your messaging:

1- Run your updates regularly

It is important to keep your iPhone constantly up to date. Like the Pegasus software which exploits very critical vulnerabilities that are often unknown, it is only the operating system updates that allow you to fill these vulnerabilities and to protect yourself in the most extreme cases

Each time you neglect an update, tell yourself that you are voluntarily accepting to be exposed to spying. Which puts in danger your private life but also your confidentiality. In order not to forget your updates, it is recommended to activate automatic update.

2 – Restart your smartphones on a regular basis

On the iPhone, most spying methods exploit security flaws called “tethered”. That is to say, resources that do not persist in the memory of the iPhone and continue to stay active as a background task as long as the smartphone is turned on. By restarting your smartphone from time to time, this allows you to get rid of this type of malicious program.

3- Forbid the tracking of activities on apps and websites

Even if it does not look like it in practice this is a form of spying as well but with your authorization. One of the advantages that the iPhone offers you, is obviously to make it possible to prevent this type of tracking quite simply. And this is done literally at each launch of an application. Thanks to this non-negligible asset. Be prompt to refuse the tracking of activities on the web

4 – Pay attention to the apps that you install

It is not because an application is available on the App Store that it is reliable. Computer hackers are very intelligent. And they know exactly how to often bypass certain security systems. It is therefore important to always do some research before installing an application on your iPhone. Make sure that the publisher of the application is someone reliable and that it respects confidentiality and privacy.

5 – Do not click on the links that you receive in your messages

No matter the online platform, or the messaging application, do not click on the links that you receive in messages. Even if it is a close relative who sends it to you. Phishing is a scourge that continues to cause damage. And you are not safe from it at any moment. At this level, make the effort to be quite meticulous and do not let yourself be trapped.

6 – Lock the access to your smartphone

You must know that no matter the security measure that you deploy, computer hackers can access your smartphone if it is not locked. Consequently use Face ID, or even a password that is quite hard to hack. The essential thing is to make sure that just anyone cannot access the content of your smartphone when it is no longer in your direct possession.

7- Reset the smartphone when you decide to hand it over permanently to someone else

To protect your data and your login credentials, generally have the reflex to reset your iPhone at 100%. Because some people can use your sensitive data such as your iCloud access to monitor you and spy on you

8 – Use a VPN to connect to the Internet

When you use a WiFi network or a connection whose security you cannot judge, protect yourself with the help of a VPN.

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