Microsoft's public cloud computing platform, Azure, was recently targeted by a cyberattack that led to a multi-hour outage. While a newly announced mandatory two-factor authentication login ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Dec. 25, 2024: This story, originally published Dec.

In October 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported a major hack against the U.S.-based telecommunications companies AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies. In the following months, as U.S. intelligence ...

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 ...

The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes. Security researchers at French firm Sekoia detected a ...

I recommend two-factor authentication all the time. Adding a second checkpoint during sign-in truly increases the difficulty of breaking into your accounts. But that protective measure can feel like a ...