Uber security flaw compromised two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication only works if it's strictly enforced in software, and it sounds like Uber might have fallen short of that goal for a while. In a chat with ZDNet, security researcher Karan Saini has revealed a flaw in Uber's two-factor verif...

Twitter two-factor authentication works through third-party apps

For years, Twitter's two-factor sign-in process has required SMS. That's all well and good on a phone, but what about when you're on a tablet, or are in a situation (say, traveling abroad) where you'd rather not get a text? You're set from now on -...

Facebook rebuffs Pakistan request to link accounts to phone numbers

Pakistan has gone to great lengths to track technology users in the name of censorship and security, but it's not going to get very far with Facebook. The social network has turned down a government request to link phone numbers to accounts in a bid...