{"id":338615,"date":"2024-08-15T15:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=338615"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:26:16","slug":"ten-mucho-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-y-peligrosa-campana-de-scam-en-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/ten-mucho-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-y-peligrosa-campana-de-scam-en-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten mucho cuidado con esta nueva y peligrosa campa\u00f1a de scam en WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expertos en ciberseguridad alertan a los usuarios de <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> sobre una nueva estafa que afecta a los chats de grupo de la plataforma. Los ciberdelincuentes est\u00e1n aprovechando la enorme popularidad de la app, que ya cuenta con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/whatsapp-alcanza-un-enorme-hito-en-los-estados-unidos\">m\u00e1s de 2.780 millones de usuarios activos a nivel mundial<\/a>, para <strong>infiltrarse en grupos de WhatsApp y obtener informaci\u00f3n personal de las v\u00edctimas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DESCARGAR<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seg\u00fan <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionfraud.police.uk\/news\/whatsapp-group-chats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Action Fraud<\/a><\/strong>, el centro brit\u00e1nico contra la ciberdelincuencia, en lo que va del a\u00f1o se han registrado <strong>m\u00e1s de 630 casos de estafas relacionadas con esta modalidad<\/strong>. El modus operandi de los delincuentes consiste en hacerse pasar por miembros leg\u00edtimos de un grupo, utilizando llamadas de WhatsApp para enga\u00f1ar a las v\u00edctimas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El estafador contacta con un usuario, fingiendo ser otro miembro del grupo, y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/vuelve-la-estafa-de-whatsapp-para-robar-cuentas-esto-es-lo-que-no-debes-hacer\">le solicita un c\u00f3digo de verificaci\u00f3n<\/a> bajo el pretexto de unirse a una supuesta videollamada grupal. Sin embargo, <strong>este c\u00f3digo en realidad sirve para registrar la cuenta de WhatsApp de la v\u00edctima en un nuevo dispositivo<\/strong>, lo que permite al delincuente tomar el control de la cuenta.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-y-WhatsApp-Web-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"WhatsApp y WhatsApp Web\" class=\"wp-image-326222\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una vez que el ciberdelincuente ha obtenido acceso a la cuenta de WhatsApp de la v\u00edctima, <strong>activa la verificaci\u00f3n en dos pasos, bloqueando as\u00ed cualquier intento del usuario leg\u00edtimo de recuperar su cuenta<\/strong>. Posteriormente, env\u00eda mensajes a otros miembros del grupo, as\u00ed como a amigos y familiares de la v\u00edctima, solicitando dinero con urgencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gary Miles, jefe de la Oficina Nacional de Inteligencia contra el Fraude de la Polic\u00eda de Londres, insta a los usuarios a <strong>mantenerse alerta<\/strong>, especialmente aquellos que participan en chats de grupos grandes. Adem\u00e1s, un portavoz de WhatsApp subraya la importancia de activar la verificaci\u00f3n en dos pasos y recomend\u00f3 <strong>no compartir nunca el c\u00f3digo PIN de seis d\u00edgitos con nadie<\/strong>, ni siquiera con personas cercanas. Adem\u00e1s, sugiri\u00f3 que, ante la duda, se contacte con la persona a trav\u00e9s de una llamada o nota de voz para confirmar su identidad.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DESCARGAR<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expertos en ciberseguridad alertan a los usuarios de WhatsApp sobre una nueva estafa que afecta a los chats de grupo de la plataforma. Los ciberdelincuentes est\u00e1n aprovechando la enorme popularidad de la app, que ya cuenta con m\u00e1s de 2.780 millones de usuarios activos a nivel mundial, para infiltrarse en grupos de WhatsApp y obtener &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/ten-mucho-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-y-peligrosa-campana-de-scam-en-whatsapp\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ten mucho cuidado con esta nueva y peligrosa campa\u00f1a de scam en WhatsApp&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":338616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[9317],"tags":[9674],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-338615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionwhatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358293,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338615\/revisions\/358293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338615"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=338615"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=338615"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=338615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}