How We’re Building Scam Alert on WhatsApp With End-to-End Encryption and Verifiability Guarantees

WhatsApp is introducing a new feature called Scam Alert designed to identify and warn users about potential fraudulent activity while maintaining end-to-end encryption. The tool uses automated verifiability checks to detect social engineering and AI-generated scams without compromising the privacy of user messages. This update aims to address evolving security threats by providing real-time alerts directly within the messaging interface.