Google will soon phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication in favor of QR codes. The company will use various techniques, including attempting to verify the user’s number directly with their ...

Instead of entering your number and getting a six-digit code via SMS, you'll see a QR code that you scan with your phone's camera. Richendrfer said Google is making this switch to "reduce the ...

Turns out, while 2FA itself is a great way to protect your online security, the SMS method for delivering codes is not. In fact, hackers can bypass SMS 2FA. And that’s why Google is changing up ...

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...

Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse.

Google uses SMS codes to both verify that it’s dealing with the same person who created or owns a Gmail account, and as a deterrent to prevent criminals from creating “thousands of Gmail ...

The entire world shifted from Short Message Service (SMS) to other chat services like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc. The feature-rich alternative messaging apps lured users and have been ...

A username and password just won't cut it anymore. Users around the world logging into Gmail have often relied on Google SMS pings to securely access their accounts, but that's changing.

Ever since Google enabled two-step verification for Gmail and other tied authentication protocols in its ecosystem, SMS codes have been a mainstay. But according to security analyses, SMS codes ...

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President Trump posted a “SpongeBob SquarePants” meme mocking federal employees in the wake of an email sent to the workforce asking them to document their achievements from the past week.

The viral post on X is something of a continuation in the meme-lore of the Vice President, with memes of his face having flooded social media in recent weeks, amassing millions of views online.