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Meta Paid Verification Arrives For UK Users

Paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, dubbed Meta Verified, launches in UK at a cost of £9.99 per month for each service

No need for a password to login into Google accounts, as they now support passkeys to replace passwords and 2FA

Bitwarden survey finds majority of Brits rely on memory for their passwords, with many having to reset on a daily or weekly basis

Okta says there was an unsuccessful compromise attempt in January via a third party, but it had limited potential impact to its customers

Future is 'passwordless' says Microsoft, as it gives users option to delete account passwords and login via authenticator app

US cyber agency warn hackers are bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) authentication protocols to compromise cloud accounts

Security firm Cellebrite alleges it has cracked encryption of the most secure messaging app on the market, but Signal founder rubbishes claims

Significant development? The FIDO Alliance that aims to remove the need for passwords, signs Apple as new board member

National Audit Office heavily criticises government authentication scheme, which it says has fallen well below target

Oracle patches a serious vulnerability that could allow an attacker to impersonate arbitrary users (even admins)

Fight to protect digital identity sees biometrics, two-factor authentication and password managers increasingly favoured

New data protection platform to provide Germans with an data protection alternative to Google, Facebook

Microsoft announces complete ban of simple or commonly used passwords from all of its accounts

New facial-scanning authentication security process hopes to launch later this year