WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging apps in the world. It has become an essential app for people for personal and ...

It'll show a QR code, underneath which will be 60 numbers – that's the security code. Your WhatsApp chats are encrypted, which means they're scrambled in transit. This stops people spying on them.

The QR codes are sent in phishing emails to high-value victims, claiming to invite the user to join a WhatsApp group. However, the QR codes are designed to be broken, prompting the recipient to ...

A recent example surfaced in the news just last week, with Malwarebytes publishing a blog post about a targeted QR code attack on WhatsApp accounts. Broken QR codes served as bait for victims ...

Based on WhatsApp beta 25.2.10.70, users will be able to either set up the device as a primary account or by scanning a QR code to link the new account to an existing one as a "companion" account.