I recently wrote about how to reclaim your Facebook account after it's been hacked (see tinyurl.com/4yucraay). But several readers said it's not so easy to recover a ...

Take a deep breath. Facebook just did something good. The company announced in a May 23 blog post that it would no longer require a phone number to set up two-factor authentication, and would instead ...

The authenticator app only comes into play if someone tries to log into your Facebook account using an unrecognized device. Facebook then creates a temporary passcode (it lasts only 30 seconds) that's ...

One way to use web services safely is to use a one-time password issuing service. Applications such as 'Google Authenticator', 'Microsoft Authenticator', and 'Authy' are widely used as applications ...

Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of topics from space missions to fax service reviews. At PCMag, much of my work focused on security and privacy services, as well as a video game or ...

A security company is calling out a feature in Google’s authenticator app that it says made a recent internal network breach much worse. Retool, which helps customers secure their software development ...

Your Microsoft or non-Microsoft-related accounts include content that’s important to you. So, finding yourself suddenly locked can be incredibly frustrating. Even more so when the account has your ...