Update, Dec. 03, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 02, now updated to reflect the 2FA-bypass security threat beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The busiest period of online shopping, ...

X is warning that users must re-enroll their security keys or passkeys for two-factor authentication (2FA) before November 10 or they will be locked out of their accounts until they do so. In a series ...

Phishing attacks are everywhere, and most of us can spot the obvious ones. Even if someone falls for one and hands over their password, two-factor authentication (2FA) usually adds a crucial layer of ...

Everyone knows what a password is. But we can’t say the same for two-factor authentication or passkeys, which is a shame because these two security features dramatically boost the safety of your ...

Scammers are targeting MetaMask users with fake “2FA security verification” pages that mimic official alerts. The phishing sites use countdown timers and urgency to trick victims into entering their ...

Malware hackers claim to have cracked Chrome encryption. Google employs numerous tools and tactics to help prevent cookie-stealing hackers from accessing your account and data. On July 30, it revealed ...

I spend a lot of time talking about two-factor authentication. Often I wonder if people have a real sense of its usefulness. Yeah, it helps keep hackers out of your accounts if your password somehow ...

GitHub is introducing a set of defenses against supply-chain attacks on the platform that led to multiple large-scale incidents recently. The attacks led to the compromise of thousands of accounts and ...

Social network X said over the weekend that it plans to retire its twitter.com URL for authentication. This means users who have enabled two-factor authentication using a hardware key like YubiKey ...