Latest 2-Factor Authentication news

Twitter gets rid of SMS 2FA for non-Blue members — What you need to do

Twitter has announced that it will no longer support SMS two-factor authentication unless you pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. However, there are more secure options for multi-factor authentication, which we describe below.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 19, 2023
- 09:38 PM
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Twilio breach let hackers gain access to Authy 2FA accounts

Twilio's investigation into the attack on August 4 reveals that hackers gained access to some Authy user accounts and registered unauthorized devices.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 26, 2022
- 12:20 PM
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Google sees 50% security boost for 150M users after 2FA enroll

After accelerating its efforts to auto-enroll as many accounts as possible in two-factor authentication (2FA), Google announced that an additional 150 million users now have 2FA enabled.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 08, 2022
- 06:00 AM
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NPM fixes private package names leak, serious authorization bug

The largest software registry of Node.js packages, npm, has disclosed fixing multiple security flaws. The first flaw concerns leak of names of private npm packages on the npmjs.com's "replica" server. Whereas, the second flaw allows attackers to publish new versions of any existing npm package that they do not own or have rights to.
- Ax Sharma
- November 16, 2021
- 07:43 AM
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Google to auto-enroll 150 million user accounts into 2FA

Google announced today that they plan on auto-enrolling 150 million accounts into two-factor authentication by the end of 2021.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 05, 2021
- 03:53 PM
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The IRS asks tax professionals to enable multi-factor authentication

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is asking tax professionals to enable additional forms of authentication in software that provides the option as an improved defense against hacker takeover attempts.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 29, 2020
- 03:31 AM
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Google Wants Your Phone to Protect Against Account Takeover Attacks

In a report on Friday, Google highlights the importance of linking a phone to an account when it comes to fighting hijacking attempts from automated attempts from bots, phishing, and targeted attacks.
- Ionut Ilascu
- May 19, 2019
- 01:20 PM
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Apple Requiring 2-Factor Authentication on Developer Account Holders

Users who are part of the Apple Developer program have started receiving emails that state they need to add 2-factor authentication to their accounts by February 27th, 2019. Otherwise, they will be locked out of their Developer accounts and be unable to access their Certificates, Identifiers, and Profiles.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 15, 2019
- 06:57 PM
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