WhatsApp is adding three new security features designed to make account takeovers and scam calls harder to pull off.
The new protections cover authentication, account access, and social engineering. WhatsApp is upgrading two-step verification, allowing more than one passkey per account, and adding caller context for numbers that aren’t saved in a user’s contacts.
The changes matter because compromising a WhatsApp account does not always require breaking its encryption. Attackers can instead target the authentication and recovery process or persuade users to hand over access themselves.
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