This is what happens after a series of data breaches happen on your watch. A succession of T-Mobile data breaches over the past three years that saw millions of customers’ data exposed has led to a $15.75M fine by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with the wireless carrier agreeing to spend the same amount again […]
It’s taken a little while, but Microsoft has finally announced support for passkeys for its products. On Thursday, the company announced that passkey support is rolling out for all its consumer accounts across Apple platforms, Windows, and Google products. Users of Word, Excel, and other popular products requiring Microsoft sign-in will be able to authenticate […]
Monday was an update-o-rama day, with Apple releasing its long-awaited iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 mobile operating system updates. The updates offer the following fixes, changes, and new features: As usual, the updates can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also released […]
Monday was a day for updates, as Apple released its iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 updates. The new version bring support for the newly-announced HomePod and physical security keys used for two-factor authentication. Following a beta period that started on December 14, the update for iOS 16.3 is now downloadable to iPhone. It doesn’t appear […]
LastPass has apparently been breached. A number of the password service’s members have reported issues when using multiple attempted logins with their correct master passwords from various locations. The company has stated that the recent attacks are a result of shared passwords gleaned from breaches of other services. Per Hacker News, an unknown number of […]