WhatsApp users are being urged to update the app immediately after it was hacked - here's how to get protected

• Open Play Store
• Go to the Menu
• Tap 'My apps & games'
• Find WhatsApp Messenger within your 'Installed' apps
• Tap the app
• Hit 'Read more' and scroll to the bottom

Under 'App info,' if it says you have version 2.19.134, good news! Your phone is protected.

If you have an earlier version, for example 2.19.133, you need to update.

• Go to Play Store
• Tap the Menu
• Hit 'My apps & games'
• Tap 'Update' next to the WhatsApp Messenger

Alternatively, you can search for WhatsApp in the Play Store and hit 'Update.'

Remember, you want to make sure the app updates to version 2.19.134. The screenshot above shows what the app looks like once updated.

• Open the App Store
• Tap the 'Updates' tab
• Scroll until you see WhatsApp, either under 'Pending' or 'Updated recently'
• Hit 'More' to see your most recent version number

If you have version 2.19.51, again, you're in luck!

However, if you have version 2.19.50 like the screenshot above, you need to update the latest version.

• Open the App Store
• Tap 'Updates'
• Find WhatsApp Messenger and hit 'Update'

Alternatively, you can search for WhatsApp in the App Store and hit 'Update.' You want version 2.19.51 to be protected.

And that's it, you should be safe from the hackers.