Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator or know people who do, here's a good heads-up. Keeping with the plan to discontinue Authenticator's password functionality in a bid to transition to passkeys, the ...

Microsoft is killing off the password functionality in its popular Microsoft Authenticator app as the company moves toward a "password-less" future. That means your passwords will be deleted on Aug. 1 ...

Microsoft is shutting down an essential feature in an app that is used by millions to log into accounts. The tech giant announced this week that users will no longer be able to store passwords in its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on May 31 with a new attack on Microsoft account ...