According to Richendrfer, over the next few months, Google will be "reimagining" how the company verifies phone numbers.

The search-and-ads giant introduced SMS distribution of one-time passcodes for authentication for Gmail in February 2011, and ...

Google is planning to end support for SMS-based two-factor authentication in Gmail, Forbes reports. Sending a code to your ...

SMS-based two-factor authentication has security issues. That's why Google is finally replacing it with something better soon ...

This is why the recent revelation that Gmail plans to move away from sending SMS messages for verification (per Forbes) by ...

Google (GOOG, GOOGL) is about to overhaul the login procedure for nearly 2 billion Gmail users as part of a major security ...

According to Forbes, Google plans to patch this vulnerability soon. The company will stop using SMS codes for verification, ...

Gmail will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication, and use QR codes instead. This will reduce the impact of ...

Deutsche Telekom wants to better protect recipients from malicious text messages. The company is launching an "SMS firewall".

Switch from RCS to SMS on your Android phone by adjusting settings in the Messages app. Disable RCS chats to send texts via ...

First, QR codes eliminate the numeric authentication code, so there's no code for a scammer to intercept or exploit. Second, they're not dependent on any anti-abuse or anti-SMS swapping protections ...