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 ...

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 ...

Leaks and hacks from recent years make it clear that passwords alone don't provide enough security to protect your online bank accounts, social media logins, or even accounts for websites where you ...

The best authenticator apps help secure your accounts that allow two-factor authentication (2FA) by adding an additional layer of security that stops hackers from gaining access to your accounts even ...

I've been a Google Authenticator user since the dawn of two-factor authentication (2FA) apps. Released in 2010, it's one of those apps that I use all the time for authenticating logins into various ...

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 ...