IGN

Twitter's Two-Factor-Authentication Started Failing for Certain Users

As Twitter developers scramble to implement new features, but a fairly important one seems to have stopped working for some users – two-factor authentication. Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has ...
ABC7

Twitter 2FA: Social media company to charge for SMS two-factor authentication

Twitter Blue subscribers will be the platform's only users able to use text messages as a two-factor authentication method, Twitter announced Friday. The change will take place on March 20, CNN ...
Ars Technica

Twitter’s two-factor authentication change “doesn’t make sense”

Twitter announced Friday that as of March 20, it will only allow its users to secure their accounts with SMS-based two-factor authentication if they pay for a Twitter ...
Mashable

How to enable two-factor authentication on every social platform (and yes, you should)

The spammers. The scammers. And you. Telemarketers and junk mail has evolved in the digital age to a behemoth of persistent trickery. In Scammed, we help you navigate a connected world that’s out for ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

What is two-factor authentication, and why should you use it?

You’ve probably noticed a requirement to enter a temporary passcode sent through email or text message after giving your password to log into one of your online ...
Wired

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

You’ve heard the advice for years: Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere it’s offered. It’s long been clear that using only a username and password to ...
Tidbits

Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password

In “LastPass Publishes More Details about Its Data Breaches” (3 March 2023), I talked about how I decided to move my two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from Authy to 1Password and how the process ...
NPR

Twitter will limit uses of SMS 2-factor authentication. What does this mean for users?

Only users who pay a monthly fee for Twitter's subscription service will get to use text message authentication in order to keep their accounts secure, the social media company says. Two-factor ...
Wall Street Journal

Why You Need to Turn 'Two-Factor Authentication' On

With "two-factor authentication" emerging as necessary added measure in our everyday cyber-lives, the Wall Street Journal's Personal Tech editor Wilson Rothman explains the importance of the extra ...
Wall Street Journal

Don’t Get Caught Like the SEC: Protect Your Online Accounts With Two-Factor Authentication

We get it. Turning on two-factor authentication for your online accounts can be a pain. But like going to the dentist, it’s just something you have to do. On Tuesday, someone broke into the Securities ...
Tidbits

Reacting to Unsolicited Two-Factor Authentication Codes

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, ...
PC World

6 ways hackers sidestep your two-factor authentication

Protecting an account with just a username and password is not very smart. Both can be stolen, guessed, or cracked too easily. This is why two-factor authentication (2FA) is recommended for all ...