Security News > 2025 > February > Google binning SMS MFA at last and replacing it with QR codes
2025-02-25 00:14
Everyone knew texted OTPs were a dud back in 2016 Google has confirmed it will phase out the use of SMS text messages for multi-factor authentication in favor of more secure technologies.…
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