Twitter is starting to warn its users that authentication double factors are currently option a subscription that is part of a Twitter Blue subscription. The change, rolled out to all followers as of March 20, has alarmed users and experts alike, with 75% of Twitter members using this enhanced security. son The Twitter side justifies son choice, causing “abuse” of 2FA authentication via SMS. Use other modes double authentication such as security keys or code generating applications remains possible without Twitter Blue But what stung Elon Musk again? This morning several members of our team received a message from Twitter saying that authentication double postmen will soon be removed from their account. In fact, the change affects people who use 2FA authentication with a code received via SMS. Prior to this, whether it was Twitter, Google, Meta, Amazon, or any other site, Internet users had never had to pay to increase the security of their online accounts. However, on Musk-era Twitter, approximately 75% of free users using authentication double mail carriers with a code received via SMS will now have to bypass this protection, choose an alternative, or subscribe to Twitter Blue.
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At this rate in two weeks on will have the right: “Only Twitter Blue users can use vowels in their tweets” 🥲#TwitterBlue #JacheteUneVowel peak.twitter.com/NMQzI9BINj — Stephane Ficca (@StephaneFicca) February 18, 2023
According to Twitter, all free users using this authentication mode will see this layer of security automatically removed from their account from March 20, 2023. prime First, Twitter’s excuse is actually quite logical: the platform believes that 2FA authentication via SMS is insecure and even regularly “used and abused by hackers.” Either via there technique SIM spoofing or other hacking methods, attackers can quite easily recover these codes when they are sent via SMS. As the best device, security experts advise using code generation apps like Google Authenticator and various alternatives included in the best password generators. Another, even more secure option: Use a physical security key such as Google Titan or Yubico. According to the latest data released by Twitter, in addition to the 75% of users who opted for 2FA authentication via SMS in 2021, 29% have already used authentication. double factors via application code generator, while only 0.5% chose a physical security key. Twitter Blue is option bill payment 7 euros per month. A subscription gives you access to a wider reach for your tweets, removal of ads, the ability to post longer videos, modify your tweets, NFT profile picture display, and the famous confirmation badge. Thus, from March 20, these subscribers will also be able to continue using authentication. double SMS postman. However, there is reason to be quite alarmed at how Twitter is switching its followers to other authentication methods. double. Indeed, in its current form, the platform risks causing a large portion of the 75% of interested free subscribers to simply disable this protection rather than set up a security app (which remains free) or purchase a physical security key (which can be too expensive). restrictive). In other words, security experts would no doubt prefer that a Twitter Blue subscription was not useful for security reasons to make a Twitter Blue subscription dubious. force to your users to configure the code generator application to place codes received by SMS on the next connection.