Twitter bringing two-step login for security

Twitter says it is bringing in an optional two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.

 

The company said it would introduce the new system "to make sure it's really you" when a user signs in.

 

Recent attacks broke into news organisations' accounts, such as the Financial Times and the newswire service the Associated Press (AP).

 

One tweet sent from AP's hacked account said President Obama had been injured.

 

Some attacks have come from political organisations, notably the Syrian Electronic Army, which appears to act in support of President Assad's government.

 

It claimed credit for hacking several news organisations, including AP.

Two-step

 

Twitter product security head Jim O'Leary said that despite the new security plans, users should start out with a strong password:

 

Twitter said the new system would allow users to opt in to a two-step system that would require a verification code for each sign-in. BBC