Google is finding that using SMS messaging for 2FA has become increasingly problematic as scammers and fraudsters use the technology to spoof user accounts ... Allen said that using an authenticator ...

Standard, industry-wide approaches like STIR/SHAKEN highlight the strength of a phone number. Because dozens of carriers and ...

Like the Buddy System in The Simpsons, SMS authentication was only foolproof if everything went right. But when both “buddies” could be compromised at the same time, the entire system was doomed to ...

Unlike modern messaging services, there’s no need for any data signal to send an SMS. Nevertheless, the protocol is still available and going strong in 2023, with many mobile phone plans ...

Microsoft Teams loses the Android SMS function, but you can still use it through the Phone link app with just a couple of ...

Britain's antitrust regulator, the CMA, launched an investigation into the mobile browser market dominated by Apple and Google. It found Apple's policies on internet access via Safari restrictive. The ...

For community members who currently rely on SMS messages or phone calls for multi-factor authentication (MFA), OIT instructs ...

Criminals can intercept messages by tricking mobile ... clear that SMS carries significant risks. In other news, Eutelsat has successfully tested 5G connectivity using satellite technology ...