Sharing is scaring: The WhatsApp screen-sharing scam you didn’t see coming

This article warns about a fast-growing WhatsApp video-call screen‑sharing scam in which attackers impersonate banks, support agents, or acquaintances, create urgency, and convince victims to share their screens or install remote-access tools (e.g., AnyDesk, TeamViewer), exposing OTPs, 2FA codes, and banking details for account takeover and theft; it provides practical defenses including refusing unsolicited screen-sharing, never sharing passwords or verification codes, independently verifying alarming claims, avoiding remote-access installs at others’ direction, and enabling WhatsApp two-step verification.