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WhatsApp tightens account security withstronger two-step verification and more

WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.

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Aisha Malik25 Aug 2026, 01:00 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readTechGlobal

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WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more

WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.

This report is published with credit to TechCrunch. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on TechCrunch →

Source: TechCrunch · Aisha Malik. Published 25 Aug 2026, 01:00 pm.

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