Two-factor authentication (2FA) provides an extra layer of security for online accounts like banking or emails. It combines a traditional password with a different device you have access to, such as a ...

File-sharing platform ownCloud warned users today to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to block attackers using ...

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Hackers can easily use stolen usernames and passwords to conduct cyberattacks because many online accounts still don't use two-factor authentication controls designed to help keen them safe.

A new phishing scam is targeting MetaMask users with a fake two-factor authentication process designed to steal wallet ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security access method that requires users to provide two forms of identification (aka factors), typically a password in ...

A new report out today from Barracuda Networks Inc. has detailed how phishing attacks grew more sophisticated and harder to detect in 2025 thanks to the rapid evolution of phishing-as-a-service kits ...

Security researchers claimed more than 10,000 Fortinet firewalls are at risk from a legacy vulnerability affecting FortiGate ...

The US agency that sets guidelines and rules in cryptography and security matters is discouraging the use of text messaging in two-factor authentication. In the latest draft of its Digital ...

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