Phone numbers are a gold mine for SIM swappers. A researcher found how to get this precious piece of information through a clever brute-force attack.

GOOGLE is issuing a critical alert for millions of phone users to look out for this month to ensure security. It involves the next software update to address serious security vulnerabilities and ...

A security researcher has discovered a bug that could be exploited to reveal the private recovery phone number of almost any Google account without alerting its owner, potentially exposing users ...

Use your Google Account Security page to add phone numbers to your account. Add Recovery Phone Number Open the Google Account Security page (link in Resources) and then log in with your account.

When Google suggests you hand over even more personal data, the knee-jerk reaction is to run away. However, you might just want to provide your phone number on this occasion. Here's why it makes ...

With Number Lock enabled, no one can transfer your number to another phone or port it to another carrier. Also: Multi-factor authentication: How to enable 2FA and boost your security ...

Google announced today that any phone running Android 7 or higher can now be used as a security key for two-factor authentication. So when you need a second device to verify your login, you can ...

Google says its latest security features are designed to block scam calls and texts, shady apps, and even phone theft. Here's how they work.

To do this, you’ll need to add a primary verification method. This can be a code sent to a phone number via SMS, or another method such as Google Prompt. 3. Add your phone as a Security Key ...

At Google Cloud Next 2019 today, Google announced phones running Android 7.0 Nougat and higher can now double as a Fast Identity Online security key.You can thus use your Android phone to protect ...

The Google Messages you’re sending from your Android phone just got a major security upgrade – at least when you’re chatting with other folks using the best Android phones.

One big drawback to rooting an Android phone is that it breaks Google Pay. You can work around that issue if you really want, but I find the fix’s security implications discomforting.