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Of the companies I saw yesterday at the Under the Radar: Mobility conference (more stories), the most audacious, and therefore my favorite, was Zoove. This company makes a service and a technology ...

SMS verification is a simple and easy way for a service to check that the correct person is trying to access an account. When a person tries to log in to a service, a text message containing a short ...

Instagram is working on a new two-step verification option that will help protect users from SIM hackers, according to a new report. The platform's existing verification system works by sending a code ...

Many Web sites and apps now offer two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to enter a short numeric code—the so-called second factor—in addition to ...

Our smartphones hold almost every important detail of our lives. They store our memories, essential documents, private chats, and, of course, financial apps. While Google has made progress in ...

One of Apple's under-appreciated features is the autofill codes iOS scans. Whenever a one-time passcode (OTP) or a code arrives in your SMS inbox, iOS automatically scans the message for OTP and ...

Students this month may be voting on a referendum calling for the purchase of a university SMS code to facilitate communication and information dissemination on the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus. An ...

Although some sources are wary about using two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your online accounts, it remains a worthwhile consideration when setting up a new account. It's like, why make it ...

The Public Knowledge advocacy group stepped up its campaign to get the Federal Communications Commission to make it clear that wireless text messaging and short codes fall under the Communications Act ...

The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) this week announced the launch of the Common Short Code (CSC) service. The service allows marketing and similar companies to reserve ...

A security flaw has been discovered in the iPhone OS that could allow attackers to gain root access to the iPhone OS and allow them to install and execute malicious programs at will. Charlie Miller ...