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Google Dumps SMS for MFA: Say Hello to QR Codes! 📱🔒
Google is done with texting one-time passwords. In a bid to outsmart scammers and stay ahead of the game, they’re phasing out SMS for multi-factor authentication. Say goodbye to those 6-digit codes and hello to QR codes—because scanning is the new texting!
Hot Take:
Google’s giving SMS the boot as a security guard, trading in those old-school text messages for something more James Bond-like. Who knew QR codes could be so cool? It’s like Google finally realized that SMS was the security equivalent of leaving the keys under the doormat. Kudos for catching up with the times, but let’s hope those QR codes don’t end up with their own set of skeletons in the closet!
Key Points:
– Google is phasing out SMS for multi-factor authentication due to security concerns.
– SMS vulnerabilities include redirecting passcodes via SS7 and SIM swapping attacks.
– The US govt’s NIST recommended retiring SMS for authentication as early as 2016.
– “Traffic pumping” scams contribute to the decision to drop SMS.
– Google will introduce QR codes as a new method for phone number verification.
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