This move is meant to curb the impact of rampant SMS 2FA abuse. While SMS codes are convenient, they can be spoofed by criminals who steal your SIM card or stolen via phishing tactics.

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 ...

But codes sent over SMS text messages are not as secure as stronger forms of 2FA — an app-based code generator, for example — since SMS text messages are prone to interception or exposure, or ...

Text message codes are weaker than other protection methods, as criminals can sometimes intercept codes or create a SIM card with the same number by fooling phone network employees. "While 2FA offers ...

Group2FA®, the pioneering provider of multiuser two-factor authentication (2FA) for shared accounts, today announced several new features for its innovative Group2FA App. As the first application ...

This creates a critical security risk: if a QR code was sent via email, saved to a device, or stored in a repository, hackers could potentially access that code, re-enroll in the 2FA process, and ...