MacRumors

PSA: Google Authenticator's Cloud-Synced 2FA Codes Aren't End-to-End Encrypted

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 ...
TechRepublic

Google’s 2FA app update lacks end-to-end encryption, researchers find

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 ...
MUO on MSN

I tested Google and Microsoft Authenticator plus 3 others — this is the best for 2FA

There are several great authenticator solutions, including these five.
Android Police

Google Authenticator now backs up OTPs so you’re not SOL when your 2FA device goes MIA

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...
Gizmodo

Google’s New Two-Factor Authentication Isn’t End-to-End Encrypted, Tests Show

An examination by security researchers finds an alarming flaw in the search giant's new feature, which syncs your Authenticator app across devices. Reading time 3 minutes A new two-factor ...
ZDNet

Firefox Accounts gets 2FA security: You can use Google Authenticator one-time codes

Mozilla has added support for two-factor authentication in Firefox Accounts, its login system for syncing bookmarks, passwords, and open tabs across desktop and mobile devices. Mozilla will allow ...