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Roku discovered a second data breach affecting 576,000 accounts on its streaming platform. The company discovered the new unauthorized access while monitoring accounts following the first incident.

Last year, X announced that it would remove the 2FA feature via SMS for non-subscribers of X premium. Today, it shared that these users in the U.S. can log in via passkeys on their iOS devices.

GitHub has announced the general availability of passkey for all its users. The announcement comes just months after the company had started beta testing the feature with a select group of users.

GitHub has added public beta passkey support. Passkeys are a new login method that removes the need for passwords and two-factor authentication. They are supported on modern browsers and devices.

Google has updated Authenticator on Android and iOS so that you can sync your two-factor authentication codes. This will protect your ability to log in to sites even if you lose your phone.

If you're planning to move to an authentication app after Twitter disables SMS-based 2FA, be careful as there are plenty of fraudulent authenticator apps online that aim to drain your wallet.

Non-Twitter Blue subscribers have until the 20th of March, 2023, to disable or change their text message method of two-factor authentication as it will be disabled after this time by the company.

Two-factor authentication involves either a text message or the use of a 2FA app that provides users with codes that can help them login securely. However, many users are not receiving the SMS texts.

Apple recently updated its iCloud for Windows app with a new capability to generate codes for two-factor authentication, bringing a better connection between Apple and Windows devices.

Samsung has confirmed a massive data breach that led to its source code and internal data belonging to partners being stolen. It has assured the public that their personal data is safe.

Twitter hopes to bolster your security by letting you add security keys as the sole two-factor authentication method starting today. Previously, you'd need to have another 2FA option enabled first.

Twitter today announced that it will soon allow the use of security keys as the only authentication method when you log in to your account. This removes the need for another two-factor authentication.

Facebook has announced that it'll introduce hardware keys that can be purchase in stores or online and linked to accounts to boost their security. It'll freely send them to high profile users.

Following up on its promise from earlier this year, Google will soon be rolling out two-factor authentication to its Nest devices. Users logging into a Nest device will receive an e-mail with a code.

Samsung appears to be making two-factor authentication a mandatory feature for all Samsung Account owners with a new update to the app. However, it's not yet available to everyone.

Ring has introduced security improvements to beef up user privacy and security such as a mandatory two-factor authentication and more options for limiting data shared with third-party providers.

Twitter has announced that it's suspending the ability to send tweets via SMS while it addresses a vulnerability, with the help of mobile carriers. It comes after Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, got hacked.

Timehop, a service that shows users their past social media posts, confessed to a data breach that compromised the names, some email addresses, and 4.7 million phone numbers of its users.

Nest has added a welcome new security feature across its apps with the introduction of two-factor authentication, saying it will make things "a whole lot harder" for hackers trying to gain access.