Google is soon going to discontinue SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail. According to a report, the company is now going to introduce Quick Response (QR) codes instead of SMS codes.

The FBI has issued a public warning urging users of webmail platforms, including Gmail, to enable two-factor authentication ...

Gmail users will soon see a big change in the way their accounts are secured and how their two-factor authenticated logins are handled. Google is planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to ...

Almost everything online requires SMS authentication via a one-time password (OTP) these days. Luckily, Google Messages can automatically delete them.

The FBI has warned people who use Google’s Gmail about a dangerous ransomware scheme. More than 1.8 billion people could be ...

Hackers know this, which is why they target users' 2FA codes to commit fraud and steal access to Google accounts. All that said, any 2FA is better than no 2FA, so it's worth tolerating SMS-based ...

Sharing your password can be a huge safety risk, but there are ways of securely sharing passwords with family members thanks to Google's Password Manager.

Google was also one of the first to pioneer and popularize two-factor authentication (2FA). You know those text messages with one-time numerical codes that you need to enter whenever you want to ...

If you use a Gmail account, the FBI warns you may be the target of ransomware phishing attacks. According to the bureau, the ...

Google hasn't reinvented the wheel with Titan, offering folks a physical alternative to traditional two-factor authentication (2FA) methods of receiving codes over text or even its own ...

The search-and-ads giant introduced SMS distribution of one-time passcodes for authentication for Gmail in February 2011, and in 2018 fewer than 10 percent of users employed it. Google later required ...