In an effort to curb global SMS scams, Google is planning to shift away from SMS two-factor authentication. Instead, Google will prompt users to scan a QR code to authenticate their phone numbers ...

If you have logged in recently with your Apple ID and requested an SMS-based second-factor verification code instead of using the trusted device method, you might have noticed Apple made a change ...

SMS is widely regarded as an insecure form of two-factor authentication, and another example of this has just emerged. A carrier looks to be injecting ads into the Google verification code used to ...

Android apps can automatically detect verification codes or OTPs sent via SMS, and it looks like Chrome for Android will also support this.

It turns out that it’s extremely tedious to implement SMS verification codes that work reliably. “Initially, when I started looking at this problem at Zenly, we only had one provider.

Screenshots of the prototype system indicate that SMS verification codes will remain an option for users who want or need them. The company didn't say when it plans to release the new non-SMS 2FA ...

Gmail SMS Authentication Is Shutting Down in Favor of QR Code Verification—Is This a More Secure Method? SMS is already outdated and unsafe, says Google.

Two-step verification is great. However, if you happen to lose your phone and don’t have a few backup codes on you then it can make finding your devic ...

Unsurprisingly, the warning prompted stark headlines, including “ Microsoft warns against using SMS-based two-factor authentication on your phone” and that Microsoft has told users to “ditch ...

If your bank account is protected by SMS-based 2FA, for instance, they'll receive the code on their own device, authenticate themselves, and break into your account.