Google is now making 2-step verification (2SV) mandatory for many users. While Google’s AI already blocks most suspicious emails, adding 2SV gives users an extra layer of protection in case ...

Google urges all Gmail users to activate 2-step verification and add a passkey to safeguard their accounts right away.

Introduction You’ve probably seen those little one-time codes pop up when you’re logging into your bank, email, or some app ...

A million two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS passed through an obscure third-party company. Here's how it happened ...

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is ...

A new report found that around a million two-factor authentication codes sent by text message appear to have been intercepted. A tech industry whistleblower revealed that the 2FA security codes ...

Large companies are more likely to use secure log-in methods Large companies are more likely to use secure log-in methods than small companies. For instance, 97 percent of companies with 250 or more ...

Last week, a similar feature in macOS 26 was discovered, where verification code autofill works in Google Chrome. Currently, ...