Do not download the pink WhatsApp: Your personal information may leak
Are you feeling bored with the green WhatsApp? Many people have seen using pink WhatsApp instead of green. You may also be thinking of downloading Pink WhatsApp from that link. But if you haven’t installed it yet, you are safe. Because there have been multiple incidents of getting in trouble by downloading the pink WhatsApp. Because it can take control of your WhatsApp account. In one word the Pink WhatsApp is a virus that may hack your personal details.
Cybersecurity expert Rajshekhar Rajhari tweeted about the dangers of making WhatsApp pink. He warned social media users, ‘Beware of pink WhatsApp !! A virus is circulating in WhatsApp groups. Where an APK download link is being shared. Don’t click on a link that says ‘WhatsApp Pink’. You will lose all control of the phone. ‘He also appealed to spread this warning to everyone.
Beware of @WhatsApp Pink!! A Virus is being spread in #WhatsApp groups with an APK download link. Don't click any link with the name of WhatsApp Pink. Complete access to your phone will be lost. Share with All..#InfoSec #Virus @IndianCERT @internetfreedom @jackerhack @sanjg2k1 pic.twitter.com/KbbtK536F2
— Rajshekhar Rajaharia (@rajaharia) April 17, 2021
In fact, no such pink version has been made by WhatsApp. WhatsApp has also warned about the matter, according to the news agency PTI. It says if you receive anything suspicious through the mail, WhatsApp, or any other means, never use it. Not only that, report the matter and block this link where necessary.
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