Published on: 2025-05-14 23:40:04
Most planetary scientists agree that Mars’ extreme conditions would be uninhabitable to life as we know it. New research, however, suggests that we might be underestimating the hardiness of lichens. Researchers in Poland have revealed that some lichen species can endure a Mars-like environment while remaining biologically active. As detailed in a study published Monday in the journal IMA Fungus, their work challenges the widely held notion that Mars’ surface is, in its current state, completely
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Hundreds of millions of years ago, mysterious life forms called Prototaxites towered toward the sky. Believed to be the first giant organisms to thrive on dry land, some species of Prototaxites grew up to 26 feet (8 meters) in height and resembled tree trunks composed of tiny interconnected tubes. Their position in the greater tree of life has been hotly debated for over a century and a half. New research suggests this is because Prototaxites don’t have a place in the tree of life as we know it—
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Facepalm: The FBI is once again warning about an SMS phishing campaign targeting drivers and car owners. The unknown cybercriminals are trying to steal users' data and money, though avoiding the scam seems easy enough: you just have to do nothing and completely ignore the incoming text message. In April 2024, the FBI warned US citizens about an ongoing smishing (or SMS phishing) campaign spreading unsolicited requests to pay for nonexistent road tolls. Now, the bureau's Seattle division is repe
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You'll soon see a big change in how your Gmail account is secured and your two-factor authenticated logins are handled. Google has said it's planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify Gmail accounts in favor of security tools such as passkeys and QR codes that you would scan with your device. Google says SMS messaging for 2FA has become increasingly problematic, as reported earlier by Forbes, as scammers and fraudsters use the technology to spoof user accounts. Ross Richendr
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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse. Update, February 25, 2025 (04:05 AM ET): Google has shared more details with us on how this move away from SMS codes would work. In some instances, users will send an SMS to a Google number instead of Google sending an SMS code to the user. Read our linked articl
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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google will soon phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication in favor of QR codes. The company will use various techniques, including attempting to verify the user’s number directly with their carrier using the user’s mobile device. In some cases, users will have to send an SMS to Google instead of Google sending an SMS code to them. Users will have fallback authentication mechanisms available, but they’ll still need a phone. RCS has replaced SMS fo
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Gmail users will soon see a big change in the way their accounts are secured and how their two-factor authenticated logins are handled. Google is planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify Gmail accounts in favor of security tools such as passkeys and QR codes that users would scan with their devices. Google is finding that using SMS messaging for 2FA has become increasingly problematic as scammers and fraudsters use the technology to spoof user accounts. The news was first r
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Google is planning to end support for SMS-based two-factor authentication in Gmail, Forbes reports. Sending a code to your personal phone via text message has long been an option Google offered to verify your identity, but it has unavoidable security issues the company wants to address. The goal is to "reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse," Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer tells Forbes, and the solution, at least for now, is QR codes. Instead of entering your number and receiving a
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A username and password just won't cut it anymore. Users around the world logging into Gmail have often relied on Google SMS pings to securely access their accounts, but that's changing. Google now hopes to move beyond SMS, which has become so frequently abused that it negates any supposed security benefit. Instead of using SMS, the company will reportedly switch to using QR codes. Currently, Google sends SMS codes for two reasons: to confirm that a new login is legitimate and to block spammers
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is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Google is planning to move away from sending six-digit authentication codes through SMS messages as a two-factor authentication tool for Gmail, Forbes reports. Instead, over the next few months, QR codes will be rolled out as a replacement for SMS codes in an attempt to “reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse,” Gmail spokesperson Ross Ric
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ZDNET Google reportedly is aiming to dump SMS as a two-factor authentication method for Gmail and switch to a more secure approach using QR codes. Reducing SMS abuse In an email conversation with Forbes published in a story on Sunday, Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer described this upcoming change. Instead of entering your number and getting a six-digit code via SMS, you'll see a QR code that you scan with your phone's camera. Richendrfer said Google is making this switch to "reduce the im
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SMS has long been replaced by RCS and instant messaging apps for our daily communication, but it’s still used in some niche functions. For instance, many services still allow SMS as a medium for two-factor authentication, even though two-factor authenticator apps and even app-less approaches are superior. If you’ve been relying on SMS to get into your Gmail account, here’s some bad (but good) news: Gmail is looking to ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication. Forbes quotes Gmail spokespers
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