YubiKeys

Elon Musk’s X botched its security key switchover, locking users out

by Zack Whittaker
November 12, 2025
I.T. Today
2 min read

We’re seeing reports across social media that users of Elon Musk’s X are getting stuck in endless loops and, in some cases, getting locked out of their X account, following a mandatory two-factor security change…

YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel

by Dan Goodin
September 3, 2024
I.T. Today
4 min read

Yubico The YubiKey 5, the most widely used hardware token for two-factor authentication based on the FIDO standard, contains a cryptographic flaw that makes the finger-size device vulnerable to cloning when an attacker gains brief…