Microsoft Plans to Purge Passwords—Here's How to Protect Yours

Microsoft Plans to Purge Passwords—Here's How to Protect Yours

Come August 1, all your saved passwords will be gone from the Authenticator app unless you export them.

Microsoft will soon delete your Authenticator passwords. Here are 3 password manager alternatives

Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on its latest communications app darling, Microsoft Teams. Now, Microsoft has announced that it is nerfing one of its most popular mobile apps, too. While not shutting the app down completely, Microsoft Authenticator is about to go through a radical d…

Global Microsoft Outlook Outage Disrupts Service for 22 Hours Due to Configuration Error

A widespread Microsoft Outlook service outage affected millions of users across multiple countries, including the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Australia. The disruption began on July 9, 2025, at approximately 7:40 p.m. ET and reached its peak the following morning, with thousands of users reporting issues by 9:45 a.m. ET. The outage comes at a critical time as Microsoft works to transition its authentication sys…