WhatsApp claims to offer end-to-end encryption to safeguard your chats. Also, using the same WhatsApp number on two devices is impossible. However, your WhatsApp account can be spied upon using WhatsApp Web. All your chats could be read by an unauthorized person.
WhatsApp Web is a powerful feature released which lets users send or receive a message using any device by associating their WhatsApp Account using scanning a QR Code. The WhatsApp Web lets users simulate the WhatsApp account on any device with a fixed web browser. This can be used to spy or hack your WhatsApp.
I have found several ways to know if someone is spying on WhatsApp. Today in this post I will tell you how you can find which other phone or PC is accessing your WhatsApp. Also, I will explain how to keep yourself safe from breaches or getting hacked.
How to Know if Your WhatsApp is Being used on other Devices?
Often, people take an interest in your life. To sneak into your privacy, they can access your WhatsApp chats. All they need is a few seconds of your unlocked phone and WhatsApp Web Barcode. Boom!! They can now see an exact duplicate of your WhatsApp account with all the chat and media.
The WhatsApp on your cell phone will work normally. However, every WhatsApp you send or receive will be visible on the device of the person spying on your chats. WhatsApp Web will simulate your WhatsApp account on the unauthorized device with all the chat logs, access to media, view status, and even send messages.
How to Know if they Spy via Whatsapp Web?
In case you missed it, I want to let you know that the first evidence will appear on the cell phone itself in the form of a notification.
If you missed it then you can check the account usage by doing the following.
- Launch WhatsApp on your phone.
- Tap the overflow icon.
- Select Linked Devices from the menu.
If one or several computers with open sessions appear which you have not given access to, then your WhatsApp account is compromised to another device. Your account is “intervened” and they are spying on you.
Notice any changes to the name, About section, or WhatsApp avatar that you never made. Any modification to these data may signify a hack resulting from a breach of your WhatsApp account.
What to do if WhatsApp is Open on Another Device?
To prevent WhatsApp from being hacked you can log out of all the sessions that are open and the person will lose access to your account immediately.
To avoid these things happening again, the most effective solution is to configure WhatsApp with App Lock. In this way, even if someone gets your phone, they can not access the WhatsApp application and connect it to a PC or other App via WhatsApp Web.
Know if WhatsApp is Open on Another Device
Another way in which persons can spy on WhatsApp is by activating the account on another device. They register your WhatsApp number in another mobile, and during their configuration, they recover all your chats or conversations saved in the application. Anyone can do this by taking their cell phone, to receive the verification code that WhatsApp sends.
If such a thing is done then on your phone you will be greeted with the message “This phone could not be verified” because the number is registered on another device.
You can re-verify your number to regain account access.
Protect Your WhatsApp Account from getting Activated on other Devices
There is a much-sophisticated method to protect your WhatsApp from getting active on another phone. All you need to do is enable two-step verification. To do so go to,
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap the 3-dot icon and select Settings.
- Go to Account.
- Tap on Two-step verification.
- Press the button Turn On.
Follow the further instructions on the screen to complete setting up the two-step verification on the WhatsApp account.
When someone tries to activate your WhatsApp on another device, he will be asked for a security code that only you know. Without that code, it will be impossible for another person to register your WhatsApp on another computer.
Check if Your WhatsApp Profile Info was Changed
If some unauthorized person has access to your WhatsApp chats, they may have made changes to your contact info.
- Open WhatsApp.
- Press the 3-dot icon at the top and go to Settings.
- Tap on your avatar to visit your WhatsApp profile information.
Notice any changes to the name, About section, or WhatsApp avatar that you never made. Any modification to these data may signify a hack resulting from a breach of your WhatsApp account.
Check WhatsApp Chats for Messages Exchanged with Unknown Contacts
When someone has remote access to your chats, they may have exchanged messages with some other person who is not in your contact list.
Usually, WhatsApp chat has so many messages from your contacts, groups, and businesses you follow that it is normal to overlook any message exchanged with an unknown person.
- Launch WhatsApp.
- Scroll through the chats.
If you see a message sent to a number or contact you never added on WhatsApp, block them immediately.
How to Know if Someone Hacked WhatsApp Files?
This is a complex method to gain access to the WhatsApp chat but it is an easy trick which can put your privacy at risk. A rogue can access the chat even with a locked WhatsApp account.
They will target the WA Chat log, images, videos, and other media in the File Manager. The cybercriminal can send the files to his/her device or they can use auto-backup apps like Backup Text for WhatsApp. Also, they can directly email all your WhatsApp conversations in plain text. This is a very serious type of threat and many WhatsApp users don’t know about it.
Keep Your WhatsApp Files Safe in File Manager
Update WhatsApp on your phone regularly to stay safe from getting your WhatsApp chat hacked or getting your media files shared on WhatsApp leaked. The updates consist of security patches with backup encryption. Also, it is better to have an App lock for File Manager if you think a person may go as far as to sneak into your personal life.
Note & Conclusion:
Although WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted, make sure to check the Linked Devices to see if there’s some unauthorized device connected to your phone. Remove the connected devices from your WhatsApp account that you don’t recognize.
As of now, there is no other way to hack into someone’s WhatsApp, unless the hacker has your phone with all the apps unlocked. I hope the post was helpful. Comment below for any queries or support. Provide your valuable suggestions to improve this post.
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Thank you for the effort, your above article is very useful. Unfortunately my account was hacked and I’m waiting for the 6 days to pass to regain my wahtsapp account as I do not recall the 2nd verification pin.
Does this solve the problem and the hacker set up will be blocked?
Is he also blocked in due time?
Highly appreciate your response
He is also blocked as you mentioned that a pin is set up.
Thank you
Do we really need to put an app lock?
No
this is really helpful. Gracias
Thanku sooo muchhh…it really helpful
Hey.. Someone registered a new Whatsapp on another phone with my number and I couldn’t access my whatsapp… When I did the re-verification on my phone Whatsapp asked me for the 2 step verification PIN (I did not activated), and the hacker actually set up 2 step verification after he registered my number in another phone. I am now waiting for 6 days to pass as I don’t know the PIN obviously. Plz answer me.. Will I be able to reverify after 6 days ?? And in the meantime will the other person be able to use my account? What is the solution for this?
But the Desktop version does not request for 2 step verification as opposed to what you have mentioned –>>”””Without that code, it will be impossible for another person to register your WhatsApp on another computer.”””
May i ask if its really requesting for code for web base access? I tried and it is not asking for the code. Then how can i assure my account is safe for web base and how will this loophole compromise my account?
thks
Hello, How do I check WhatsApp logins history for last 30 days? I think I was spied on
Thanks a lot
Hi. How many locations does the ‘logged in’ tag show. your example only shows 1 last login. Does is always show location as well as date and time?
I am seeing a device logged in. I have not yet logged it out because I want to find out if I can tell where the person is, or what type of device it is.
It shows as many as your account is logged in.
someone used my Account in his device :because he open my Account in his device Actually he get the whats up code from my phone which one i received from the whats up team:so let me how can i closed my Account from his device.thanks
Again add the number on your mobile WhatsApp the issue will be solved.
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My ex hack my whatsapp Im really confused bcuz he lives in another state how is that possible? However after reading ur post i did set up a passcode….I still would like to know how he did it though
The only way possible is to scan the barcode which he might have done some day.
Hi everyone I hide my” last seen ” on WhatsApp and lately I noticed 1 contact would show the last seen but the rest of my contacts don’t, asked the user he says he doesn’t know what is happening, could he be doing something to track my last seen? How can I find out? I did all the 6digits and Email blocking, also the WhatsApp web nothing is showing. Hep
Hi, I think my whatsapp may be hacked. When I close the application I still appear to be “online” on my partners chat to me for up to a minute. Even when I turn my phone off!! How is this possible?
If you can see any device on your WhatsApp Web Then probably your WhatsApp is compromised. But if no device is shown as logged in then it is just a technical glitch because the servers may not be able to detect the activity of your WhatsApp even though it is turned off. Don;t worry it is normal.
thank you so much for your efforts
My ex hacked my What’s Up. I have logged out of all devices on What’s up Web but from emails I get from him and threats I think he still reads my What’s up messages. If he registered my what’s up on his device will putting two step verification stop him from spying me? Am I safe now? It really is freaking me out.
No, he cannot access your WhatsApp anymore. relax!
But if “Whatsapp Web” has other Active devices that you did not activate, is there a way of knowing which devices these are? Say IP Address or something else?
Just check for the device which has access to WHATSAPP web
Sir I have got the whats app code in my phone, but my whats app is deactivated then who is opening the my account can you have some details about the code…..
Again register your number with WhatsApp.
Great information. thanks. Yesterday I got my new phone. I dont hv whats-app on this phone. I use it from my old phone. I still got a message on new phone saying “someone taken your photos from WhatsApp and now they are here….Htpp//clc…… They hv given the web address. What action shall I take?
after 2 step verification will the previous spy devices gets automatic logged out?
Yup!
Hi, someone scanned my QR code to access my whatsapp, then if I go to settings > whatsapp web on my whatsapp I cant see any device so that I can logout from that device, my whatsapp web only shows me the screen to scan QR code. Please help
Pls what would I do my whatsapp number have been logged into another device and have been verifying it here but it isn’t going
Try on any other device.
I want to know do my security code changes after i reinstall my whatsaap and make account using my same number???
No it will not change. WhatsApp will ask for the same code when you add your number on any other phone.
Very important topic and helpful, I experienced the same problems two months ago, someone has been spying on all my WhatsApp messages. I am still not comfortable though I have put security code. Assist me please very concerned.
Hi, I found your article is informative. Alas, in my case I noticed someone else have been logging in to my WhatsApp without me realising it. I’m using an iPhone and I wanted to use WhatsApp web on my browser. That was when I noticed a foreign device have logged in to my acc and it’s the third time I realised it. The previous 2 I did receive a notification saying I was logged in to a device using Mozilla on Windows 10 but I did not receive any notification on the latest logged in session. I did log out to those activities but how is it possible for this latest activity? I own none Windows, (my parents do have a Windows 10 desktop but they do not have Mozilla) so I am highly concerned and sure it is surely not any of my family members nor my friends doing.
I can understand your concern. It is better to App lock the WA and use a 2-step verification.
scanned my QR code to access my whatsapp, then if I go to settings > whatsapp web on my whatsapp I cant see any device so that I can logout from that device, my whatsapp web only shows me the screen to scan QR code. Please help me,it it that someone is spying on my massage
Don’t worry your WhatsApp is safe. Just Update the WA
Sir Is there any solution to know who or to which number the whatsapp hacked ? i mean to know the person who hacked my phone ?
If someone logged using WhatsApp web than you can check for the IP Address and trace the rouge.
hi my gf has my whatsapp sim with her . i woke up one morning logged out of my whatsapp all chat history was gone all contacts were gone . i had to relogin and had to get verification code which was smsd from her. is there any way i can prove she logged in to my whatsapp? please help me
I think No.
I got a notification on my phone today that my wtsapp has been logged in into another device from last 23 mins. Then I went on my wtsapp Nd logged out of that device.. I don’t know how that happened without my permission. Is there any way that I can know who did this?
If you have noted the mac IP address you can trace the coarse loaction
Hi, my dad doesn’t have WhatsApp on his phone, but, today my mom received messages from his number on WhatsApp. Is there a way to track that phone or anything else can be done to know if any other number is associated with the phone?
You can do one thing. Register Your fathers’ number on any available phone. This will make the already existing WApp lose access. Sorry but there is no easy way to find who is messaging as WA is encrypted and has a privacy policy.
Hi,last night I was texting to someone but that number kept blocking itself without me trying,and any conversation that person cleared itself without me trying,could someone be tracking our conversation?.I really need help
If some one scan my whattsapp code is he see all my chat on daily basis until i logout ?
Yes!