How to Know if your WhatsApp is Monitored by Someone?

Do you suspect that someone else is using your WhatsApp?

You may ask, is it really possible?…this article will help to know if someone is spying on your WhatsApp messages.

If you don’t keep your WhatsApp backup file safe or the media folder protected, hackers might be able to steal the data from there and see all of your WhatsApp chats.

1. How to know if my WhatsApp is monitored?

This thing is done if someone scanned your WhatsApp Web QR without letting you know. To know if someone is tracking or monitoring through WhatsApp web just,

1. Open WhatsApp and tap on ‘three-dots’ icon & tap WhatsApp Web.
2. Now, if this shows ‘Currently active‘ then your WhatsApp messages are being read on WhatsApp web.
3. You can tap on Log out from all devices to stop this.

If we talk about the demand of tracking anyone’s WhatsApp account by such apps, may likewise not be the real thing which is utilized by experts. But, WhatsApp can be spied by such apps and spyware, so be careful.

Now, the question comes in mind that how to know if the WhatsApp is already affected or monitored by someone! Does your friend tell you that you’re online while you are inactive on WhatsApp?

Before you get the answer to this question, let me clear one thing-

The hack finds its way automatically if you have installed unnecessary third-party applications on your device, things get worse if you also have allowed the file/media access to such apps.

If you see multiples messages or files are sent to your contacts without your permission, you can be sure that a major hack happens in your WhatsApp account and the spying is going on till now.

Here, in this article, we have listed the facts you can use to identify if your WhatsApp is being tracked:

2. How to Know if WhatsApp is being Spied by Someone?

If your WhatsApp is being spied or used by someone, several indications you will get. If any background app is running, at that point you will see abrupt things are going on your phone.

➊ Your battery will begin to drain so rapidly. If you see that without any ongoing downloading task, your mobile battery is depleting so quick then it demonstrates, some apps are running in the background.

➋ Another indication is, your phone will create noise or bell with no reason. Your phone may vibrate even when no notification is coming into your device.

➌ If you see your WhatsApp will hang frequently. If someone is spying your WhatsApp then you might notice that your phone, especially the WhatsApp will turn out to run slower than ever.

➍ Your phone will heat up unnecessarily. If you see that your device is heating up so quickly in comparison to last time and also heat up even when the screen is turned off.

Maybe the action is operated by the spying group who remotely control your WhatsApp from another device by installing spyware into your device which you are not aware of. But, this occurs only when your device is connected to the internet or Wi-Fi.

Now, turn off the internet connection or your Wi-Fi and see if the heating of your phone is stopped. If the device starts to heat up once again when the internet is connected then this is sure that background spyware is working on your device. The better option is to format your device right now or uninstall all of the unknown apps if you are not sure where it is going on.

3. How to Know if Someone is Reading my WhatsApp messages?

Hackers try many ways to read into your WhatsApp to see the messages. You might check the below-mentioned ways to be aware of:

🔄 Using WhatsApp WEB: WhatsApp web is the easiest way that hackers use to watch inside of your WhatsApp chat and send and receive messages. But, this becomes possible due to the QR code for the WhatsApp web feature.

What hackers do is, they steal that QR code and scan that with the WhatsApp web on their PC and if your WhatsApp is open on your mobile they can see all the stuff including messages and media on their PC.

This actually keeps the records of what you are sending and receiving on that WhatsApp account. This is how the spy works so easily.

🔄 Using Registered SIM card: WhatsApp uses the SIM card for the first time after installation and later your can move out the SIM and use the WhatsApp for that account if you have the other internet connection or having Wi-Fi. But, this feature turns out to be a flaw by its own.

If someone has access to that number they can steal and your WhatsApp account and see the incoming stuff. But, you would not be ever able to find out who did this because if the person removes the SIM still he has access as well to that account until or unless you get back the account again.

🔄 Device Backup File: If we talk about storage security, it is mandatory to keep your all data safe and never give access to other unknown apps. There are some hackers who may try to have access to your device backup file of the WhatsApp and if they succeed in doing that, can steal all of your current WhatsApp data.

🔄 Using Third-party Spyware: This is the common suggestion I hope you already familiar with. But, there is something more you need to know. Some browsers are not safe to protect against online threat like spyware, and some websites promote so much of spyware and virus that can harm your device and steal information easily. So, next time while you are visiting and downloading unknown applications and files, be aware.

4. How to Stop Someone from tracking your WhatsApp?

If you see that your WhatsApp account is already being hacked and happening frequently then you might take a few steps on this and the issue will be totally solved. Just act on these three methods as described below:

⦿ Activate Two-step verification:

This is most the initial step you can take against the hackers on your WhatsApp. You can see an option in Settings>Account and then tap on Two-step verification, then ENABLE the feature there. This works by sending a verification code to the targeted number whenever a user trying to register an account on WhatsApp.

⦿ Disable WhatsApp Web:

Now, here comes another method which you might care of, the WhatsApp web. Whenever you see a notification saying that ‘WhatsApp web is currently active’ but you didn’t activate this then this is the indication that someone is spying your WhatsApp. To stop that initially turn off the WhatsApp web feature by tapping on the three-dots icon. You can also check the status of that last active device there.

⦿ Lock all Applications:

Android and iOS both have the feature to lock the apps using pattern or password. If your WhatsApp is not locked with any password or pattern, just do it as this may give a chance for hackers to get into your app’s storage and steal data from there.

We also suggest you lock even the media and other folders from where your storage can be accessible. If you are using an older version of Android, in that case, you can install a third-party app called AppLock, easily available on play store.