You’ve probably noticed a requirement to enter a temporary passcode sent through email or text message after giving your password to log into one of your online ...

A talented hacker might be able to easily crack the password for your bank account – especially if it falls under the easy-to-guess formula of your first name and last initial. However, if you have ...

Two-factor authentication adds a barrier between whoever's logging in and the account by requiring authentication in two ways, such as a computer and phone. This ...

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, ...

What exactly is two-factor authentication and how do I use it? In my previous post, I outlined the steps everyone should take to protect themselves from password thieves that included using two-factor ...

In a digital world where dangers online change daily, having only a robust password is not enough. That's where two-factor authentication (2FA) plays a role, an effective method that provides a second ...

A new report found that around a million two-factor authentication codes sent by text message appear to have been intercepted. A tech industry whistleblower revealed that the 2FA security codes passed ...

If you haven’t seen your data exposed in a major data breach within the last five years alone, you haven’t been paying attention. Billions of people worldwide have lost their data many times over. 26 ...

Q: I’ve been an Amazon customer for 20 years, but after changing my phone number, I’m locked out of my account because two-factor authentication (2FA) still uses my old number. I’ve called Amazon six ...

Two years ago, I got a new phone number. In the eyes of my social media and ride-hailing apps, Amazon, my bank, and the state of Pennsylvania, that effectively meant I lost my identity. Only recently ...