A new scam has surfaced that can take control of your WhatsApp account with just a phone call.Rahul Sasi, the CEO of cyber security firm CloudSEK, confirmed the news.

According to him, victims of this WhatsApp exploit receive a phone call from an attacker who persuades them to dial “**67*10 digit number> or *405*10 digit number>.” Your WhatsApp account is logged out and the hacker has complete control within minutes of contacting.

The scam is common in India, but it can be used anywhere because every country and service provider uses the same service request number.

We encourage our readers to be wary of any suspicious WhatsApp calls or messages. It is preferable to ignore such calls or messages and to alert others if you receive something similar.