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In 2022, a wave of sophisticated "nasty tricks" targeted WhatsApp users, allowing hackers to hijack accounts through social engineering rather than technical exploits. The most prevalent method involved tricking users into handing over their SMS verification codes through seemingly harmless requests from friends or official-sounding entities. The "Nasty Trick": How the Attack Works

: You receive a message from a contact you know (whose account has likely already been hacked). They might say, "I accidentally sent my login code to your phone, can you send it to me?" In 2022, a wave of sophisticated "nasty tricks"

: Simultaneously, you receive an official SMS from WhatsApp containing a six-digit registration code. This happens because the hacker has entered your phone number into a new WhatsApp installation on their own device. They might say, "I accidentally sent my login