Buh-bye, original way of tweeting. Twitter said it’s to keep our accounts safe, referring to unspecified SMS-enabled vulnerabilities.
Tag Archives: 2-Factor Authentication
Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings
What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can’t log into your bank account because it’s controlled by a hacker who’s draining you dry.
99% of compromised Microsoft enterprise accounts lack MFA
Cybercriminals compromise over a million Microsoft enterprise accounts each month as too few customers use multi-factor authentication.
Boots yanks loyalty card payouts after 150K accounts get stuffed
The UK pharmacy chain says it wasn’t hacked, its systems are fine. It’s all the password reusers mucking things up again!
Ironpie robot vacuum can suck up your privacy
You might want to unplug this not-so-smart robot: researchers found they can watch video streams piped out from its security camera.
Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account
Amazon is following Google’s lead by forcing all users to use two-factor authentication when logging into their Ring accounts.
Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA
Nest users who aren’t using 2FA or a Google account will be required to take an extra step by verifying their identity via email.
Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes
Apple thinks it’s come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) one-time codes less susceptible to phishing attacks.
Ubisoft sues DDoS-for-hire operators for ruining game play
The network of sites and services run by the alleged operators target the Rainbow Six Siege game, selling attacks to cheating players.
Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.