A new phishing scam seems to be popping up every month, which can make it hard to stay alert. While some of these scams are ...

I have long encouraged the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts whenever possible (for more about the difference, see “Two-Factor Authentication, ...

It's not safe to have security codes texted to your phone. Luckily, there are other ways to log into your accounts.

Security software company Expel says it detected a new type of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attack that takes advantage of ...

A PoisonSeed phishing campaign is bypassing FIDO2 security key protections by abusing the cross-device sign-in feature in ...

The packets contained SMS messages with two-factor authentication codes that were received by individual users. Also: Why multi-factor authentication is absolutely essential in 2025.

Finally, don’t not use two-step authentication if that’s all you’ve got.While it’s not 100% secure, it’s a lot better to have it enabled and force someone to jump through extra hoops to ...

Hackers bypass FIDO keys using spoofed portals and QR codes, exposing MFA weaknesses and risking user accounts.

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is ...

According to Ticketmaster's website, it uses two-factor authentication, but it's only triggered when you print your verified tickets or change your e-mail address on a device it doesn't recognize.

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is ...