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technology2 years ago

WhatsApp Introduces New Security Features to Protect Users

WhatsApp has announced new account security features that will be added to the app in the coming months, including account protection, device verification, and automatic security codes. These features will prevent unauthorized access to accounts and protect against mobile device malware. Users will be required to verify their account from their old device before transferring it to a new device. The features will be released on both Android and iOS and will be available for some beta testers soon.

via The News International|
#account-protection#device-verification#privacy
technology2 years ago

WhatsApp Enhances Security with New Features and Key Transparency.

WhatsApp's upcoming security feature, Account Protect, may require users to authorize their old phone to allow their account to be moved to a new one. The feature applies to both iPhones and Android smartphones and is intended to alert users to an unauthorized attempt to move their account to another device. Two additional security features, Automatic Security Codes and Device Verification, are also coming to make it easier to double-check that you haven't been fooled into chatting with an attacker impersonating one of your contacts and prevent a rogue app from using your WhatsApp account in the background. The company is also reminding people to use two existing security features, two-step verification and end-to-end encrypted backups.

via 9to5Mac|
#account-protect#automatic-security-codes#device-verification
mobile-security-privacy2 years ago

"WhatsApp Enhances Security with Device Verification Feature"

WhatsApp has introduced a new account verification feature called Device Verification to prevent account takeover attacks by blocking the threat actor's connection and allowing targets of the malware infection to use the app without any interruption. The security measure is designed to help prevent malware running on a user's mobile device from impacting their account. The feature is part of a broader set of new enhancements that are designed to authenticate and verify users' identities, including displaying alerts when there is an attempt to migrate a WhatsApp account from one device to another.

via The Hacker News|
#account-takeover-attacks#authentication#device-verification