This Google Chrome browser extension attack compromised authentication cookies. Update, Dec. 31, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 29 now includes an explanation of how 2FA bypass session ...

Update, Jan. 4, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 2, now includes a link to details of all the known Chrome extensions to have been targeted by the hackers. As I reported at the end of ...

Google Authenticator first launched in 2010, and the app—which stores and generates two-factor authentication (2FA) codes—lacked backups and multi-device support for years. It made transferring phones ...

Everyone knows what a password is. But we can’t say the same for two-factor authentication or passkeys, which is a shame because these two security features dramatically boost the safety of your ...