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WhatsApp device linking abused in account hijacking attacks

From BleepingComputer to All on Wed Dec 17 14:40:36 2025

Threat actors are abusing the legitimate device-linking feature to hijack WhatsApp accounts via pairing codes in a campaign dubbed GhostPairing. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-device-linking-abused-in-account-hijacking-attacks/

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