设备验证如何保护您的WhatsApp账户

WhatsApp has launched a new security feature that further helps prevent attackers from using vectors like on-device malware.
WhatsApp推出了一项新的安全功能，进一步帮助防止攻击者利用设备上的恶意软件等载体。
This security feature, called Device Verification, requires no action or additional steps from users and helps protect your account.
这种安全功能，称为设备验证，不需要用户采取任何行动或额外步骤，有助于保护您的账户。
This feature is part of our broader work to increase security for our users from the growing threat of malware.
这项功能是我们为提高用户安全，使其免受日益增长的恶意软件威胁而开展的更广泛工作的一部分。

WhatsApp’s top priority is ensuring that users can communicate privately, simply, and securely. One of the strongest tools at our disposal is end-to-end encryption – meaning that nobody, not even WhatsApp, can read personal messages sent between users. This protects messages from interception, however, we’ve increasingly seen attackers are targeting the end points of communication – mobile devices themselves – and we are increasing our security mechanisms to keep user accounts safe.

WhatsApp的首要任务是确保用户能够私下、简单、安全地进行交流。我们所掌握的最强大的工具之一是端到端加密--这意味着没有人，甚至WhatsApp，可以阅读用户之间发送的个人信息。这可以保护信息不被截获，然而，我们越来越多地看到攻击者正瞄准通信的终端--移动设备本身，我们正在增加我们的安全机制，以保证用户账户的安全。

In particular, we are concerned about malware that infects a mobile phone in much the same way a virus infects a computer. Malware is used to advance account takeover (ATO) attacks that send messages without the user’s knowledge or permission.

特别是，我们关注感染手机的恶意软件，其感染方式与病毒感染电脑的方式基本相同。恶意软件被用来推进账户接管（ATO）攻击，在用户不知情或未经允许的情况下发送信息。

In our ongoing effort to safeguard peoples’ accounts and information on WhatsApp, we’re introducing a new security measure – called Device Verification – to help prevent ATO attacks. Device Verification blocks the attacker’s connection, while allowing the victim to use their WhatsApp account uninterrupted.

在我们不断努力保护人们在WhatsApp上的账户和信息的过程中，我们推出了一项新的安全措施--称为设备验证--以帮助防止ATO攻击。设备验证可以阻止攻击者的连接，同时允许受害者不受干扰地使用他们的WhatsApp账户。

Why do we need Device Verification?

为什么我们需要设备验证？

WhatsApp uses several cryptographic keys to ens...