WhatsApp adding double verification for more security

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The Meta-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp is filled with scammers and malicious actors trying to scam users.

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Now, while WhatsApp has a two-factor authentication in-place for logging in to a new account, attackers are still able to trick users.

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This is an issue that has been widespread since a long time, and WhatsApp may finally be coming with a feature that will fix this problem to a certain extent.

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Meta-owned WhatsApp is said to be working on a new feature that adds an extra layer of security before logging into a WhatsApp account.

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The feature was spotted by WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo and will be rolled out in a future update for Android and iOS users.

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As per the WABetaInfo, this feature is under development so it is not ready to be released to the public.

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The report mentioned that the company is now working on this feature to protect those users that may naively share their 6-digit code.

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