Social media and email hacking reports surged 57 per cent last year, Action Fraud revealed today. That's a huge rise but it's likely to be even greater, as social media hacking is under-reported. One ...

In a digital world where dangers online change daily, having only a robust password is not enough. That's where two-factor authentication (2FA) plays a role, an effective method that provides a second ...

X said that the SEC’s account was compromised because an ‘unidentified individual’ obtained control over a phone number through a third party. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fell ...

Yesterday, a fake tweet claiming there had been explosions in the White House and that US President Barack Obama had been injured was sent from the Associated Press (AP) Twitter account. In the wake ...

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 ...

In short: Court documents filed by the OAIC allege Medibank's massive 2022 data hack stemmed from not having multi-factor authentication to access the company's IT systems. The hack led to the details ...

Evernote is speeding up its plans to offer two-factor authentication to users following a recent data breach that exposed user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords. The company, which makes ...

Security experts say Twitter's security systems need to be strengthened. April 24, 2013 — -- It can be said in the length of a single tweet: When a 140-character message can lead to national ...

A talented hacker might be able to easily crack the password for your bank account – especially if it falls under the easy-to-guess formula of your first name and last initial. However, if you have ...

Instagram is working on a two-factor authentication solution that would not require a user's phone number, according to a report from TechCrunch. Instagram has confirmed that it's working on the more ...