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

Apple streamlined two-factor login confirmations via text message in iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave. But using SMS to validate your login remains problematic because of phone number hijacking. Apple ...

KSL NewsRadio is using what's called an SMS short code. Short codes are five- or six-digit numbers that can be used to send and receive texts.

Google has said it's planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify Gmail accounts in favor of security tools such as passkeys and QR codes that you would scan with your device.

This security feature might not be so secure after all. Apple and Android users have been urged to stop receiving two-factor authentication codes via text after government officials revealed a ...

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 ...

With SMS an unsecure method of authentication, Google is eyeing a more robust solution with QR codes.

A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links, two-factor codes, shipping ...

If the site sends a code via SMS as the default method, the user being phished receives a text message with the code. The phisher then prompts for that code.

Students this month may be voting on a referendum calling for the purchase of a university SMS code to facilitate communication and information dissemination on the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus.