Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

If your Microsoft account keeps asking for a password multiple times a day, then it is mostly because the security has doubts about your account and there is something that triggers a check. Some of ...

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to store your login information, it's time to take action. This month, Microsoft began deleting stored payment methods from the app, and as of Aug. 1, 2025, stored ...

Microsoft is asking users of the Authenticator app to back up all their saved passwords immediately. This comes after the company announced plans to phase out the app’s password management ...

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