PC Magazine

Google Is Replacing SMS Codes With QR Codes for Gmail Authentication

SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' dependency on carriers for account verification. If you're logging into Gmail, one ...
The Daily Dot

A Gmail update is coming. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t lose your account

If you’re still relying on text message codes to log into Gmail, it might be time for an upgrade. Google is now encouraging users to stop using SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) and switch to ...
Ars Technica

Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail

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. Google now ...
Bleeping Computer

Malware abuses Google OAuth endpoint to ‘revive’ cookies, hijack accounts

Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named "MultiLogin" to restore expired authentication cookies and log into users' accounts, even if an ...
techtimes

Gmail SMS Authentication Is Shutting Down in Favor of QR Code Verification—Is This a More Secure Method?

Google is now planning to phase out the use of SMS authentication for Gmail, and the company is looking towards using other methods that are far safer and more convenient than text messages. Various ...