Security News

Twitter Users Can Now Use in 2FA Without a Phone Number
2019-11-22 19:08

Twitter this week announced that its users no longer need a phone number to add extra protection to their accounts via 2-Factor Authentication (2FA).  read more

Twitter finally allows users to delete their phone number without disabling 2FA
2019-11-22 11:31

Twitter users can finally delete their mobile phone number from their account while still being able to use 2FA to additionally secure it. The move comes after too many instances of SIM swapping...

Twitter No Longer Wants a Phone Number for 2FA
2019-11-22 09:49

Change Means Increased Privacy and Security for UsersTwitter users no longer have to supply a phone number in order to use two-step verification for authentication. The move will better protect...

Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns
2019-10-11 11:13

Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.

Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising
2019-10-10 11:44

Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.

2FA, HTTPS and private browsing still a mystery to most Americans
2019-10-10 11:12

Most US adults know what phishing scams are and where they occur, what browser cookies do, and that advertising is the largest source of revenue for most social media platforms, a recent Pew...

Twitter 2FA phone numbers “inadvertently” used for advertising purposes
2019-10-09 12:13

Twitter’s Support account published the following announcement on Tuesday: We recently found that some email addresses and phone numbers provided for account security may have been used...

YouTube ‘influencers’ get 2FA tokens phished
2019-09-24 14:50

100K or so creators in the YouTube car community were targeted by a phishing campaign that captured 2FA codes.

Google fixes Chromebook 2FA flaw in ‘built-in security key’
2019-09-16 11:35

Google has discovered a flaw in a Chromebook security feature which allows owners to press their device’s power button to initiate U2F 2FA.

FunkyBot Malware Intercepts Android Texts, 2FA Codes
2019-09-05 21:05

The spyware poses as a legitimate application, spreading via SMS messages to victims' contact lists.