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WhatsApp Adds Security Measures to Help Prevent Accounts From Being Hacked

  • Alex Valdes--CNET
  • published date: 2026-08-25 23:21:05 UTC

The world’s most widely used messaging app adds stronger two-step verification and allows for more than one passkey.

WhatsApp announced Tuesday that it has two new security features to help prevent accounts from being hacked upgrading PINs to passwords and allowing users to add more passkeys. The Meta-owned app al… [+3695 chars]