GhostPairing is the kind of WhatsApp attack that feels unfair, because it skips the usual warning signs like one-time passwords or SIM swaps and goes straight for your chats. Instead of stealing your ...

Hackers have found a way to quietly take over WhatsApp accounts without touching passwords, SMS codes, or the app’s end-to-end encryption. Instead of breaking crypto, they are abusing a legitimate ...

Google Messages is preparing an easier way to pair your phone and send messages from the web browser, and there’s a fun emoji twist. Update: The new pairing flow is beginning to appear on the web, ...

In September, Google was spotted working on a Google Account-based device pairing system for Google Messages. It makes pairing your phone with the web version of the messaging app easier and more ...

An update to the Matter standard will make it much easier to set up HomeKit-compatible smart home devices. In particular, it should make tap-to-pair a far more common feature, rather than something ...