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We are living in times when we have multiple online accounts including emails, social media, financial and more. Therefore, online security has become extremely important. Two-factor authentication(2FA) has become a necessary technique to save your online data from unauthorized access. Thankfully, Apple's iPhone 15 offers a seamless way to generate and input one-time verification codes. So, if you have an iPhone 15, you will not have to worry much. Check out how to set up and manage automatic verification codes on your…

WhatsApp has begun testing a new feature that will allow users to add their email address to the app on iOS and Android smartphones, as the messaging platform continues to work on adding an alternative method of logging in to an account. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has also been spotted working on the ability to share a poll in channels. A feature tracker has shared details of how voting in WhatsApp channels will work, ahead of the arrival of the feature on the beta testing channel.WhatsApp currently allows users to log in to…

After a plethora of social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, Reddit is planning its verification system to put an ‘official’ badge in front of users who have confirmed their identity. The social media-cum-disucssion forum said it is currently conducting a test with a limited number of profiles to verify authenticity. Only a few organisations with pre-existing relations with the site have received the new ‘official’ label.“This is currently only available to a *very* small (double-digit) number…

Every now and then we hear about someone being scammed or defrauded by cybercriminals on WhatsApp. With new technologies and innovative tricks, these tricksters always find a way to fool the general public. We recently reported a WhatsApp hack involving users falling victim to forced OTP sharing scam and WhatsApp account hijacking. This happened due to stealing of WhatsApp verification code through various means. However, there are a few things you should know about WhatsApp verification codes and what you should and…

Reddit has started testing its version of verification badges on its platform with a new "Official" label. According to, the new label is in early testing and is only available to a small group of organizations ("in the double digits") that already have existing relationships with Reddit. The company says that the label will appear next to their usernames, similar to how flairs are currently implemented. Reddit clarifies that this should not be taken as an endorsement or promotion on its part and that it’s simply there to…

Amid its rebranding to X, Twitter is reportedly hardballing advertisers in an effort to increase its bottom line. Reports earlier this month suggested that Twitter’s revenue had dropped by a staggering 50 percent. The company's latest strategy to increase revenue, according to The Wall Street Journal, is asking brands to spend at least $1,000 per month on ads in order to maintain their verified status on the platform. Responding to about The Wall Street Journal’s report, Musk says that the "moderately high" cost is a…

Brands that haven’t spent at least $1,000 on X ads in the past 30 days or $6,000 in the past 180 days will lose their golden verification checkmarks starting Aug. 7, according to a report. These checkmarks establish that an account legitimately belongs to the brand it claims to represent. Ahead of this change, X (formerly known as Twitter) will be offering reduced pricing for video ads. The deal is 50% off new bookings until the end of July, according to emails viewed by the Wall Street Journal. Without a gold…

Identity verification platform for businesses, Bureau, has added $4.5 million in its Series A, bringing its total to $16.5 million. The funding was raised from GMO Venture Partners and GMO Payment Gateway. Other investors in the round include Quona Capital and Commerce Ventures. Bureau has now raised $20.5 million to date. In addition to its new funding, it also announced the acquisition of inVOID, a Y Combinator-backed identity verification startup, and entered a strategic partnership with GMO Payment Gateway.…

The Most Important Instant Messaging Service in the World The most important instant messaging service in the world, we are talking about WhatsApp, is characterized by providing users with different security and privacy functions, even from the beginning or when they are going to create a new account, since they must first verify that the telephone number by register in the application belongs to them. Verifying Ownership of Your Phone Number When you want to create a new account or register it on another…

Social media giant Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to label government-affiliated accounts on its new Twitter-like platform Threads, an executive told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference on Tuesday."Areas such as labels for state-affiliated media and fact-checking are all areas where we see a lot of value, and it's our aspiration to build that out expeditiously," Josh Machin, Meta's head of public policy for Australia, told the Senate inquiry.The disclosure comes less than a week after…