A National Cybersecurity Agency ku Israel yanena za kuukira kwa ogwiritsa ntchito mauthenga a WhatsApp. Mothandizidwa ndi cholakwika mu njira yotetezera makalata amawu, owukira amayang'anira maakaunti athunthu muutumiki.
Monga tafotokozera mu uthengawu, omwe akhudzidwa ndi omwe amabera ndi omwe amagwiritsa ntchito omwe adatsegula makalata amawu kuchokera kwa ogwiritsira ntchito mafoni, koma sanayike dzina lake achinsinsi. Ngakhale, mosalephera, WhatsApp imatumiza nambala yotsimikizira kuti mupeze akaunti yanu ya SMS, izi sizimasokoneza kwenikweni zochita za otsutsa. Pambuyo podikirira kwakanthawi pamene wozunzidwayo sangathe kuwerenga uthengawo, kapena kuyankha kuyimbira (mwachitsanzo, usiku), wotsutsayo atha kusintha tsamba kuti liperekenso mawu. Zomwe ziyenera kuchitidwa ndikumvetsera uthenga pawebusayiti ya wogwiritsa ntchito mawu achinsinsi 0000 kapena 1234.
Akatswiri anachenjeza za njira yofananira yakubera WhatsApp chaka chatha, komabe, opanga mthenga sanachitepo kanthu kuti ateteze.