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WhatsApp Says One Billion Users Are Now Protected by Passkeys

lowsocradar_blogPublished 2026-08-25

<h1>WhatsApp Says One Billion Users Are Now Protected by Passkeys</h1> <p>The milestone signals that <a href="https://socradar.io/glossary/phishing/">phishing</a>-resistant authentication has moved into the consumer mainstream, while new controls target registration code theft and scam calls.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th><strong>Passkey adoption</strong></th> <th>More than one billion WhatsApp use

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