2FA, or two-factor authentication, is how many of us log into our favorite sites and apps with the peace of mind that there's a second layer of security beyond a simple (or complex) password. Twilio ...

A hacker claimed to have stolen 33 million phone numbers from U.S. messaging giant Twilio. The company confirmed to CyberGuy that threat actors got access to the data associated with its Authy ...

Cloud communications provider Twilio Inc. is asking Authy users to update their apps today after threat actors were able to identify data associated with Authy accounts through an unauthenticated ...

Authenticator apps auto-generate numerical codes to help secure your online accounts. These codes act as a form of 2-factor authentication (2FA). Here are some of the best authentication apps ...

Twilio, the company that owns the Authy two-factor authentication ecosystem, has announced its Authy Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux will reach end-of-life on 19 March 2024. It’s unclear ...

Hackers gained access to the Authy Android app database and “were able to identify data associated with [accounts], including phone numbers,” according to a July 1 security alert post issued by the ...

When I started using two-factor authentication, I saved my time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) in Google Authenticator since it was one of the first prominent tools for the job. Years later, I left ...

Welcome to Your Password Sucks, the Daily Dot newsletter that answers all your internet security-related questions. Today, we’re here to discuss which two-factor authentication (2FA) you should use.

Here are our best picks for two-factor authenticators on iOS 16 devices. Recent hacks and leaks raising controversial headlines have demonstrated that passwords alone are insufficient to secure your ...

The other day Twitter made SMS-based two-factor authentication paid on its platform. But that’s not the only way to secure your Twitter or any other accounts using two-factor authentication. There are ...

In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

Twitter has announced that it will no longer support SMS two-factor authentication unless you pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. However, there are more secure options for multi-factor ...