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Locked Out by Two-Factor? Here's How I Fixed It With App-Specific Passwords

An app-specific password bypasses two-factor authentication and allows you to log in to your Google, Microsoft, and other accounts in your apps. To create such a password on Google, access Google My ...
Android

Google to Fix Chrome's Critical Password Security Loophole Soon

Google Chrome for Android may soon get biometric authentication for password autofills. The biometric authentication for autofill in the Google Password Manager applies only to apps, and this new ...

Please stop using Google Password Manager to save your credentials

It doesn't ask for much, but it still gives you far too little ...
Bleeping Computer

Russian hackers bypass Gmail MFA using stolen app passwords

Russian hackers bypass multi-factor authentication and access Gmail accounts by leveraging app-specific passwords in advanced social engineering attacks that impersonate U.S. Department of State ...
Forbes

Google Confirms Significant Blow To Account Password Security

Google to close Dark Web Report function. An email from Google landed in my inbox late on December 15, and it was a security shocker. As reports of massive password compromise continue to dominate the ...