Twitter’s two-factor authentication system has received a long-requested boost in security, as the feature will no longer require the phone number of users. Twitter rolled out its two-factor ...

You can now secure your Facebook account with two-factor authentication without handing over your phone number. The social network now works alongside apps like Google Authenticator, Duo Security, and ...

Humans seem to be terrible at creating and using strong passwords, let alone remembering them. Various technologies have popped up to alleviate those flaws, like password managers and two-factor ...

SMS Activate has expanded its virtual number infrastructure, helping users complete online verification securely while ...

Twitter appears to have cut off Google Voice numbers from two-factor authentication (2FA). Although it's hardly the first company to block virtual phone numbers from SMS authentication, the change ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link 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, ...

Twitter has finally made a change users have been waiting a long time to see. No, it's not editable tweets, but as of today everyone can enable two-factor authentication on their account without ...

Two-factor authentication is good! SMS-based two-factor authentication? Not the best option. After countless tales of people having their phone numbers and inbound SMS hijacked by way of SIM swapping, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its "people you may know" feature, as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of ...

Twitter has said it used phone numbers and email addresses, provided by users to set up two-factor authentication on their accounts, to serve targeted ads. In a disclosure Tuesday, the social media ...

Forgotten phone numbers, lingering in customers' profiles, are a potent weapon for fraudsters, turning a cornerstone of digital security — multifactor authentication — into a direct liability for ...