For highest security, make sure that both password and OTP are being requested even if password and/or OTP are incorrect. This means that at least the first of pam_unix.so (or whatever other module is ...

Google encrypts “data in transit, and at rest, across our products, including in Google Authenticator,” adding E2EE would come at the “cost of enabling users to get locked out of their own data ...

A security company is calling out a feature in Google’s authenticator app that it says made a recent internal network breach much worse. Retool, which helps customers secure their software ...

On Monday, Google Authenticator launched the ability to sync 2FA codes to your Google Account. It has since emerged that the capability isn’t end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), ...

Google Authenticator’s new cloud-syncing feature could be a security risk due to its lack of end-to-end encryption. The tech giant says it decided to forego E2E encryption to prevent users from ...

Google’s Authenticator App Just Got a Handy New 2FA Tool You can now sync sign-in codes across devices—but they aren’t end-to-end encrypted. Photograph: Rasid Necati Aslim/Getty Images ...

Google is still pushing for password-free logins that use technology like passkeys.However, it also acknowledges that people still rely on one-time codes. The Authenticator update promises to ...

As of today, Google Authenticator 7.0 is fully available via the Play Store. In terms of new functionality, you get the ability to search through your accounts instead of having to scroll.

Running Google Authenticator on your mobile device is an effective way to protect your online accounts and logins with two-factor authenticator codes. But in the past, those codes would appear ...

Google says it will bring end-to-end encryption to Google Authenticator’s new account-syncing feature after facing criticism for not including it with the update.

The Google Authenticator app has received a critical update for Android and iOS that allows users to back up their two-factor authentication one-time passwords (OTPs) to their Google Accounts and ...