Merill Fernando  Mar 10

Microsoft Authenticator is about to wipe work accounts from jailbroken/rooted phones automatically šŸ‘.

No IT config needed. šŸ”„

3-phase rollout starting Feb 2026:
āš ļø Warn ā†’ šŸš« Block ā†’ šŸ—‘ļø Wipe

Let your help desk and security teams know.

šŸ”— https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/jailbreak-root-detection-in-microsoft-authenticator-9f0431bd-675a-4f2d-b8fb-7acd18deaadc

Show threadJustin Fitzsimmons
@merill what exactly is the threat model that makes a rooted device risky for an authenticator app?
Mar 10 at 3:53pmWeb
Show threadTheMagicalCMar 10
@smn @merill Iā€™d like to know as well.