Hyderabad police have warned users about ‘GhostPairing’, a new WhatsApp scam that exploits the app’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts through fake links. The scam relies on social engineering rather than hacking WhatsApp’s security systems.
A user recently shared on Reddit how he almost got scammed when a suspicious message came in asking for a code. After responding, he immediately received a verification code on his phone, which he believed was an attempt to hack his account.
