GhostPairing: How Hackers Are Sneaking Into Your WhatsApp Like Unwanted Houseguests
Threat actors are ghosting their way into WhatsApp accounts with a trick called GhostPairing. By spoofing a friendly message and a sneaky link, they trick users into linking their accounts to the attackers’ devices. If you’re not careful, you might just end up with a phantom in your chat history!
Hot Take:
Looks like the ghost in GhostPairing is more Casper-the-friendly-hacker than anything else—using good old device-linking features to spookily slide into your WhatsApp conversations without breaking a sweat. Maybe it’s time to start ghosting those suspicious links!
Key Points:
- GhostPairing exploits WhatsApp’s legitimate device-linking feature.
- Attack begins with a deceiving message from a known contact.
- Victims are tricked into providing a pairing code for account access.
- Compromised accounts become gateways for further attacks.
- Users are advised to enable two-factor authentication and verify linked devices regularly.
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