multi factor authentication
-
How to Automatically Delete One-Time Passwords From Google Messages (and Why You Should)
One time passwords, otherwise known as OTPs, are great for keeping your accounts safe. They force anyone looking to sign into an app or site to not only know the username and password, but also provide a one-time code from a trusted device. Bu if you’ve ever received your OTPs via text, you know they…
-
Reset Your Twitch Password Right Now
Cybersecurity sucks. It feels like every day we learn about another hack or leak that throws our private digital lives out in the open. Unfortunately, I’m here sharing yet another one of these stories; this time, the company is Twitch, which suffered a major information leak. Suffice it to say, you should change your Twitch…
-
Update Your Snapchat Password Immediately
Snapchat users have bombarded with repeated, unexpected two-factor authentication (2FA) text messages this week, but it’s unclear whether the cause is due to a glitch on Snapchat’s end, or due to hackers attempting to break into unsecured Snapchat accounts en masse. Either way, it’s not a bad idea to update your Snapchat password right away.
-
Reset Your Ubiquiti Passwords Right Now
Nothing says fun like a company describing its own data breach as “catastrophic.” That’s a “c” word you definitely don’t want to hear if you have an account with said company or use its products, and that’s exactly what happened recently to Ubiquiti.