WhatsApp hijacked: getting it back
Your phone number is the key to getting WhatsApp back.
Stuck? Hand it to a recovery team and skip the guesswork.
We'll handle it for you- Open WhatsApp on your phone and register your number again. The SMS code logs the intruder out.
- If asked for a two-step PIN you never set, the intruder set it. Wait out the reset period, then register again.
- Turn on Two-step verification yourself (Settings, Account).
- Warn contacts by SMS: anyone asking for money "from you" is not you.
Never share the six-digit WhatsApp code. Nobody legitimate asks for it. If your number got banned instead, UnbanPro covers banned WhatsApp accounts.
How WhatsApp gets hijacked
Someone requests a code for your number and tricks you into sharing it, often while pretending to be a friend who "sent it by mistake". Never share a WhatsApp code.
Questions people ask
Will re-registering delete my chats?
Backed-up chats can be restored if you have a backup.
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