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WhatsApp Passkeys Now Protect Over 1 Billion Users Against Account Takeover Attacks


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2026-08-26 04:58:17
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WhatsApp has announced that over one billion people now use passkeys to secure their accounts, enhancing phishing-resistant authentication across one of the world’s largest messaging platforms. This update, revealed on August 25, introduces support for multiple passkeys, stronger two-step verification credentials, and additional context for calls from unknown numbers. These changes target common account takeover […]


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