Microsoft Accounts to get optional two-step verification, rollout to 700m users over the next couple days

Microsoft on Wednesday announced two-step verification will be rolling out to 700 million accounts “over the next couple of days.” The feature will unfortunately be optional, but it’s definitely a move in the right direction especially given the recent slew of hacking incidents.

More to follow.

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