34 popular consumer websites were put to the 2FA test.
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Google using lock screen passwords to encrypt Android Cloud backups
If, that is, your phone has updated to the Android 9 operating system, otherwise known as Pie. If so, say hi to the Titan chip!
Literary-minded phishers are trying to pilfer publishers’ manuscripts
In a twist on Business Email Compromise, they’re spoofing literary agents and going after manuscripts at Penguin Random House and Pan Macmillan.
Attackers use voicemail hack to steal WhatsApp accounts
The Israeli National Cybersecurity Authority issued an alert warning that WhatsApp users could lose control of their accounts.
Hacked Fortnite accounts and rent-a-botnet being pushed on Instagram
The gaming and hacking communities overlap: Some of the hacker accounts are offering botnet access as well as Fortnite accounts.
Facebook: turn off SMS 2FA if you don’t want your number used for ads
Facebook has been adding phone numbers registered for 2FA to the other data it uses to target people with advertising.
Microsoft is killing passwords one announcement at a time
Windows 10 and Office 365 users can now log in to Azure AD applications using only the Authenticator App.
AdGuard adblocker resets passwords after credential-stuffing attack
AdGuard has taken the decision to reset all user accounts after suffering a credential-stuffing and brute-force password attack.
Hackers selling research phished from universities on WhatsApp
Millions of documents have been stolen from top UK universities and are being sold over WhatsApp for as little as £2.
State Department scores an F on 2FA security
Senators have discovered that the State Department is breaking the law by not using multi-factor authentication in its emails.