If you have a Facebook profile – it doesn’t really matter if you use it a lot or not – it’s important to secure it with two-factor authentication so your account isn’t hacked. The social network has ...

Two-factor authentication on Facebook adds an extra level of security to your social media account by connecting it with another device. If someone tries to sign in from an unfamiliar device, the ...

In its latest move to reassure users of their privacy and repair its image along the way, Facebook is improving its two-factor authentication (2FA), the recommended method for keeping your account ...

Facebook has taken steps to ensure that users most at risk of being hacked don't lose their accounts to bad actors. The social network has updated its Protect program that was designed to provide ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

Two-factor authentication may not be as sexy as the latest Android phone, but the technology is capturing news headlines, and deservedly so. Last week, Microsoft began rolling out this security tool ...

Many Facebook users are reportedly receiving emails or alerts where the social media company asks them to activate "Facebook Protect." The message suggests that if the people do not enable it, chances ...

An issue with Facebook’s SMS two-factor authentication is keeping a significant number of users locked out of their accounts. The problem is users are not receiving text messages from Facebook which ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Facebook’s two-factor authentication (2FA) system has come under ...

Facebook is bleeding users, with external researchers estimating that the social network lost 2.8 million US users under 25 last year. Those losses have prompted Facebook to get more aggressive in its ...

Facebook is once again receiving bad press, for being a rapacious consumer of personal data. The company is under fire for its refusal to allow users to opt out of being found by their phone number ...

My legs were sticking to the vinyl back seat of a NYC cab when I received the email on a Thursday this July. I was running late to an afternoon dentist appointment, and sending messages on Facebook ...