“It’s too late,” the researchers told me. Verification countdown errors on both Attacker's and Victim's Phone After 3rd Attack Cycle WhatsApp / Androidīut unfortunately, your phone is treated the same way as the attacker’s-and so, if the attacker waits until now before emailing WhatsApp Support to deactivate your number, there will be no way for you to reregister WhatsApp on your phone when you are kicked out of your app.