SMS verification is a simple and easy way for a service to check that the correct person is trying to access an account. When ...

When people's tickets were stolen from their Ticketmaster accounts, CBS News Philadelphia got answers. We helped track down a pair of Philadelphia Eagles tickets, and after our report last week, some ...

Google Voice is a popular application that allows you to make calls and texts over the internet. But the app needs to be linked to an actual phone number to work. It’s why criminals have developed ...

When it comes to protecting your accounts, the general consensus is to use two-factor authentication, which traditionally uses a unique six-digit code that gets ...

Google plans to replace SMS codes with QR codes for account verification. If you're logging into Gmail, one current authentication option is a six-digit code sent via SMS. However, this method has ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Privacy-focused productivity tool company Proton released a new authenticator app today, allowing users to log in to services using dynamically generated two-factor ...

Allen thinks something is off with Apple’s two-factor authentication (2FA) system which is a replacement for its older two-step verification system. He’s verified and MacBook and his iPhone, but notes ...