In the beginning, WhatsApp users could not protect their chat backups with encryption—while all communications were encrypted end-to-end, backups weren't afforded the same protection. Since 2021, ...

Face, finger or lock-screen code: These passkeys are all you will need to encrypt your WhatsApp chat backups in the near future, the messaging app announced Thursday. Meta-owned WhatsApp, the most ...

WhatsApp introduced passkey-encrypted backups, adding an extra layer of security by letting users protect their chat history ...

WhatsApp earlier brought end-to-end encryption for chat backups, ensuring your past messages remain yours. The new ...

WhatsApp will now encrypt your chat backups with passkey. Instead of juggling passwords or copying a 64-digit key, you can ...

The European Commission proposes weakening encryption for the public while maintaining strong cryptography for state actors.

A data scientist with the Australian Federal Police cracked a coded wallet backup worth $5.9 million by decoding a complex ...

WhatsApp said passkeys will be stored in a password manager instead of on-device, enabling users to sign in to other devices ...