A Google account sits at the heart of the internet experience for billions of users worldwide. Protecting it is paramount if services such as Gmail, Google Docs and Google Photos are to remain secure.

Twitter seems to have blocked the use of Google Voice numbers for text-based two-factor authentication (2FA). The company hasn’t officially announced this policy change but it no longer allows users ...

Google’s updated 2FA setup no longer requires a phone number by default. Users can set up 2FA directly with an authenticator app or hardware key, skipping SMS verification. Google has streamlined its ...

Twitter appears to have cut off Google Voice numbers from two-factor authentication (2FA). Although it's hardly the first company to block virtual phone numbers from SMS authentication, the change ...

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Google is making some changes to the setup process for its 2FA system. Now, the company is offering new possibilities beyond the phone number. This will make things both simpler and safer. Now you can ...

As of last week, Twitter looks to have dropped support for text message two-factor authentication (2FA) using Google Voice numbers. When the change was first ...

Hackers are bypassing Google search protections to push malicious Chrome extensions. Update, Jan. 10, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 9, now includes a statement from Google. I recently ...

Google's decision to enable two-factor authentication by default appears to have borne fruit. The search firm has revealed that account breaches dropped by 50 percent among those users where 2FA ...

Back in May of last year, we reported on a new campaign by Google to increase user account security through a number of methods. As part of this campaign, Google announced its plans to drive people to ...