Tag: 2-Factor Authentication
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US tax service says, “2FA is a must!”
We know it’s an old drum, but we’re not tired of beating it yet: 2FA won’t sort out the problems of phishing and fraud, but it slows …
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Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings
After months-long, cross-border investigations, Europol announced on Friday that it’s arrested more than two dozen people suspected of …
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99% of compromised Microsoft enterprise accounts lack MFA
Cybercriminals compromise 0.5% of all Microsoft enterprise accounts every month because too few customers are using multi-factor …
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Boots yanks loyalty card payouts after 150K accounts get stuffed
Boots, a UK pharmacy chain, has suspended payments on the loyalty cards of 14.4 million active customers after its security team spotted …
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Ironpie robot vacuum can suck up your privacy
According to its maker, Trifo, the Ironpie home surveillance robot vacuum isn’t just your dust bunnies’ worst nightmare. It also chases …
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Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account
Leery of losing microseconds of your life by using two-factor authentication (2FA) to keep your stuff safe from hackers? Alas for you, but …
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Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA
Nest owners, if you aren’t already flying with two-factor authentication (2FA) on your accounts, get ready for Google to push you into …
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Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes
Apple engineers think they’ve come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) one-time codes less susceptible to …
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Ubisoft sues DDoS-for-hire operators for ruining game play
Mega-big online gaming company Ubisoft, maker of mega-hit games including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance and Tom Clancy’s …
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Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
On Monday, Google pushed out an update for the iOS version of Smart Lock, its built-in, on-by-default password manager. Smart Lock – …
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Facebook will stop mining contacts with your 2FA number
Facebook clearly likes to use as much of your personal data as it feels it can, and that includes the phone number linked to your 2FA …
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Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again
Hear me, Ebenezer Everybody! Tonight you shall be visited by three …
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