Is Phone-based Two Factor Authentication Secure?Gmail two factor authentication requires you to enter an SMS sent to your handphone before you can use Gmail on a new computer. This means that hackers needs to have your hand-phone and password before they can access your Gmail.Sounds secure? Guess what, Grant Blakeman’s Gmail account was hacked in 2012 even though he had two factor authentication turned on. Read How Hackers Reportedly Side-Stepped Google’s Two-Factor Authentication in Gizmodo. Hackers must have discovered his password, and his phone calls were forwarded to a different number by hackers who had persuaded Grant’s cellphone provider…By JurisTech|2020-03-27T17:26:17+08:002nd November, 2015|Insights| About the Author: JurisTech The Marketing & Communications team at JurisTech comprises skilled digital marketing strategists and content creators who deliver invaluable insights drawn from our experts in lending and recovery software solutions. For media queries, please contact us at mac@juristech.net. Related Posts How JurisTech’s Predictive AI Solution Delivers A Valuable Trust Advantage For Banks 3rd September, 2025 Agentic AI in Debt Management: Smarter Collections with a Customer-First Approach 28th August, 2025 How Juris Spectrum Drives Omnichannel Customer Experience in Banking 20th August, 2025