Another week, Another WhatsApp vulnerability is spreading like wildfire among group chats on Facebook’s instant messaging platform. The so-called pink pink theme scam is this time disguised as an official update that you have to click to switch the pink theme from the venerable green color as well as to add some other promised features.
Instead of promises, however, the unsuspecting user who touched or clicked on the fake update link may witness the hijacking of his account. That’s right, this new fraudulent update can deprive you of access to your WhatsApp account and hack it while you are away from it.
How to react if you receive the viral message updating the pink WhatsApp theme
If you have consciously clicked on the WhatsApp pink theme update link or you don’t remember, but have lost access or suspect something strange may be happening in your WhatsApp account, here’s what to do according to this researcher Safety: