{
  "id": 3463271,
  "title": "WhatsApp users urged to strengthen account security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/whatsapp-users-urged-to-strengthen-account-security",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:15:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1543995/whatsapp-users-urged-to-strengthen-account-security/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "WhatsApp users are being urged to activate stronger security features as the messaging platform introduces new protections against account takeovers. The latest changes include stronger passwords, multiple passkeys and additional information about unknown callers. However, users must still remain careful because scammers can exploit people through social-engineering tricks. WhatsApp is replacing…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "WhatsApp tightens account security with new safety features: What are they and how do they work?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/whatsapp-tightens-account-security-with-new-safety-features-what-are",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:31:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}