Tech Insights - Season 01 - Ep 08 - WhatsApp Security Nightmare

In this week's episode of Bythors Tech Insights, we dive into a shocking story of how a friend’s WhatsApp account was hijacked and why the very security measures meant to protect it ended up making things worse.

Discover how attackers can weaponize features like registration blocks and how unresponsive customer support compounds the problem. More importantly, we discuss what companies like WhatsApp need to do to strike the right balance between security and usability.

Episode Highlights:

- The unintended consequences of WhatsApp’s 12-hour registration block.
- Why account-level penalties are unnecessarily harsh.
- The critical need for responsive customer support.

Tune in to understand how poorly designed security measures can hurt users and learn what changes are needed to truly protect accounts.

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