two-factor authentication
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Twitter Finally Fixed Its Two Factor Authentication
Twitter is fixing its two-factor authentication options today to make the authentication process more secure. Until today, users who wanted to use authentication apps could be forced to revert back to receiving a text message code – but now, Twitter is letting users turn off these texted, less secure codes.
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Instagram Is Finally Adding Two-Factor Authentication
If you want to not be hacked, the absolute best thing you can do is turn on two-factor authentication for all your accounts. Instagram is way behind the trend here, but it looks like tween’s second-favourite photo network is finally getting with the times.
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Change Your Passwords! More Social Media Accounts Have Been Hacked
In the last couple of hours three prominent social media accounts have been hacked: The Twitter accounts of Newsweek and Twitter CFO Anthony Noto, as well as the Facebook account of Delta Airlines. And there’s more.
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How Hackers Reportedly Side-Stepped Google’s Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication is generally seen as the safest bet for protecting your Gmail account. But a harrowing tale from indie developer Grant Blakeman, whose Instagram was hacked through Gmail, reveals how not even two-factor authentication can beat every security threat.