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What two-factor authentication types are out there, and which ones should be preferred.

What multi-factor authentication is, why you should use it, and what “factors” there are.

Just like many other modern devices, seemingly “dumb” feature phones are much smarter than you might think. And this may be a problem.

Scammers have gotten good at using SMS messages to get bank card information and online banking passwords.

You can refuse some permissions to greedy games, and they most definitely do not need these five.

In the hunt for your bank card info, the malware overlays apps with phishing pages and uses fake notifications to get you to open the apps.

The ransomware app now uses infected devices to send SMS messages abroad on the victim’s dime.

Apps that demand access to calls and SMS messaging without good reason are being kicked off Google Play. We explain what threats might arise.

We take a look at the Rotexy mobile Trojan: where it comes from, how it behaves, and how to get rid of it using a couple of regular SMS.

In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss third parties reading your Gmail, Samsung’s SMS app leaking photos, NYC pranksters, and more.

Here’s how scammers try to phish for verification codes — and what may happen if you send them one.

In this week’s edition of Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss connected cars, an iPhone text bug, GDPR and more.

How messages with confirmation codes from banks are intercepted and what can you do to protect yourself.

Are you sure that one-time SMS passwords reliably protect your mobile bank? Think again! In this article we explain how Trojans fool two-factor authentication.

Twitter debuts a grand but simple plan to replace passwords where your phone number is your username and an SMS-generated code is your password.

A new version of Facebook for Android drew some media attention because of the SMS reading permissions it requires, raising users’ concerns regarding privacy. Developers do have a reasonable explanation,

A bug in the iPhone means that users shouldn’t necessarily trust that text messages they receive are coming from the phone numbers they claim to be sent from. According to