Zakarian said that the screen sharing feature during video calls on WhatsApp can be used by fraudsters. It can use social engineering and convince a person to leak their confidential information by pretending to be a law enforcement or bank representative, or simply hack an account: Messenger can store account login information and other personal information that can be read by attackers.
Fraudsters who gain access to a smartphone screen display can become more brazen and persistent. The expert advised users to be careful in this regard and not to give information about themselves to people they do not know. Because showing your smartphone screen to a stranger during a video call is as dangerous as inviting someone you don’t know to your home.
“The truth is that a fraudster who gains access to the screen can learn a lot about the user: which banking applications he uses, which stores he orders products from, which social networks he is registered with. They will then be able to pose as bank security guards or break into user accounts,” Zakarian warned.
Source: Ferra
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