Security researchers have created a new FIDO downgrade attack against Microsoft Entra ID that tricks users into authenticating with weaker login methods, making them susceptible to phishing and ...

Microsoft Lens PDF scanner will be retired on Android and iOS later this year. The phase-out begins in September, with scanning disabled after December 15, 2025. Microsoft is pushing users toward its ...

In “Two-Factor Authentication, Two-Step Verification, and 1Password” (10 July 2023), I explained that for true two-factor authentication, you needed to acquire your time-based one-time password (TOTP) ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...

Authenticators from Google and Microsoft are already well-established, but the newly released Proton Authenticator may be worth the switch. Proton is the company behind Proton Pass, our top password ...

What just happened? Swiss technology company Proton has expanded its privacy-focused software lineup with the launch of Proton Authenticator, a free and open-source two-factor authentication app. Best ...

It's time to say so long to the Microsoft Authenticator app as we know it. As of this Friday, Aug. 1, the app will no longer save or manage passwords, use two-factor authentication or auto-fill. And ...

Password managers will remain a valuable bulwark against identity-related threats for some time to come, despite Microsoft’s decision to switch off the capabilities in its Authenticator app from ...

Microsoft’s move towards passwordless technology will kick up a gear from Friday 1 August 2025, when Redmond will implement new measures that in effect force users of its Authenticator application to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer usable and that your stored ...