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BleepingComputer

Twilio kills off Authy for desktop, forcibly logs out all users

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Summary
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68% Informative

Twilio has killed off its Authy for Desktop application, forcibly logging users out of the desktop application.

In January , it announced that the application would reach the end of life on March 19, 2024 , and will ultimately be discontinued in August 2024 .

Threat actors found an unsecured Authy API that could be used to verify if a phone number was associated with a valid account.

VR Score

57

Informative language

49

Neutral language

39

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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