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Tag Archives: 2-Factor Authentication
Facebook criticised for misuse of phone numbers provided for security
Facebook admits it’s using numbers supplied for 2FA for more than security, and you can’t turn it off.
Comcast security nightmare: default ‘0000’ PIN on everybody’s account
It didn’t require an account PIN to switch carriers. Everybody uses 0000, it said, making it easier for customers… and phone hijackers.
Android nudges passwords closer to the cliff edge with FIDO2 support
Android’s now on board with saying goodbye to passwords: more than a billion devices now support FIDO2.
Apple fighting pirate app developers, will insist on 2FA for coders
Are you an Apple developer? Care about security? Using 2FA? You will be soon…
Photography site 500px resets 14.8 million passwords after data breach
Photography website 500px has become the latest site to admit suffering a serious data breach.
Hacker talks to baby through Nest security cam, jacks up thermostat
Yet another family unnerved by yet another voice coming from a nursery webcam serves as yet another argument against password reuse.
How my Instagram account got hacked
After years of embarrassment, I’m finally ready to admit how and why my Instagram account got hacked.
Hijacked Nest cam broadcasts bogus warning about incoming missiles
A hacked Nest camera broadcast the fake warning about incoming North Korean missiles, sending a family into “five minutes of sheer terror.”
Google cracks down on access to your Android phone and SMS data
Android apps that want access to your call and SMS data now have to pass muster with Google’s team of reviewers.