Earlier this week, Google updated its Authenticator app to enable the backup and syncing of 2FA codes across devices using a Google Account. Now an examination by Mysk security researchers has found ...

First, turn on two-factor authentication for the account. You'll get a QR code or setup key. Next, open the Google Authenticator app and tap the plus sign. Record the 2FA code/key. Whenever you're ...

Facepalm: Google has finally implemented a cloud backup option for one-time access codes (OTP) stored in its Authenticator mobile app. The feature can provide users with additional convenience and ...

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 ...

Conventional wisdom holds that adding two-factor authentication (2FA) is the best way to secure your online accounts. With this feature enabled, a threat actor would need your login credentials, as ...

Google’s 2FA app update lacks end-to-end encryption, researchers find Your email has been sent On April 25, security researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry, who are known collectively on Twitter ...

In context: Google says it's actively getting ready for a "passwordless future," while authentication codes and passwords are still an important part of internet security today. Thanks to the latest ...

The latest update to the Google Authenticator doesn’t show the 2FA codes spontaneously and now waits for the user’s tap to reveal the codes. According to 9to5Google, the feature is available on Google ...

Google Authenticator will now back up entries to your Google account. You can access your Authenticator entries from your new device if you lose your phone. You’ll need to update the app for this ...

After a 13-year-long wait, Google Authenticator has added a 2FA account-sync feature that allows its users to back up their 2FA code sequences into the cloud, after which they can restore them back ...

It took Google 13 years to add a new feature to Google Authenticator. Due to the 2FA syncing feature, users can now back up their 2FA code sequences to the cloud and restore them to a new device. We ...