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The best authenticator app isn’t from Google or Microsoft — it's actually open-source

Aegis Authenticator is open source with a public codebase. With closed-source options like Google or Microsoft Authenticator, ...
Android

Proton Authenticator is a new two-factor authentication app that's free

Proton has launched a new 2FA app, called Authenticator. This is an open-source app that offers multi-device sync, the ability to export/import 2FA tokens, and end-to-end encryption. The app is ...
Ars Technica

Choosing 2FA authenticator apps can be hard. Ars did it so you don’t have to

Last year, Sergio Caltagirone found himself in a tough spot. While traveling, his phone broke and stopped working completely. With no access to his Google and Microsoft authenticator apps, he lost ...

5 free apps that keep my data safe no matter what

Authenticator apps auto-generate numerical codes to help secure your online accounts. These codes act as a form of 2-factor ...
TechCrunch

Instagram’s app-based 2FA is live now, here’s how to turn it on

If you’d like to be sure you’re the only one posting elaborately staged yet casual selfies to your Instagram feed, there’s now a powerful new option to help you keep your account safe. In late ...
TechRepublic

Google’s 2FA app update lacks end-to-end encryption, researchers find

Google’s 2FA app update lacks end-to-end encryption, researchers find Your email has been sent On April 25, security researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry, who are known collectively on Twitter ...
MacRumors

Google Authenticator iOS App Gains New Export Accounts Option

Google has updated its 2FA Authenticator app for iOS with a new account transfer feature that makes it much easier to transfer two-factor authentication codes to a new iPhone. 2FA adds an extra layer ...
Lifehacker

Switch From Google Authenticator to a More Secure 2FA App

According to a recent report from Nightwatch Cybersecurity, Google’s Authenticator app for Android comes with an unfixed issue that can create a big security nightmare if you have any malware or ...
techtimes

Fake 2FA Authenticator Downloaded From Google Play 10,000 Times | Devices Now Infected with Trojan

The security firm Pradeo said that the fake app "surreptitiously" installed a popular trojan that looks for financial data and personal information on infected devices. The 2FA Authenticator went live ...
ZDNet

Google could have fixed 2FA code-stealing flaw in Authenticator app years ago

Last month, a cybersecurity firm discovered the first-ever Android malware that came with the capability to steal the 2FA (two-factor authentication) codes generated by the Google Authenticator app.
Ars Technica

Choosing 2FA authenticator apps can be hard. Ars did it so you don’t have to

The worst thing about Google Authenticator is when you enrol for 2FA at a site, half of them ask you to download/use google authenticator, as if it's the only one that is valid to work. The majority ...