Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Google has automatically registered 150M users in two-factor authentication
By Basit Ansari
<p>Google, after announcing the effort last year, has automatically registered more than 150 million users in 2-step verification, claiming in a press release that the measure has resulted in a 50% reduction in the number of accounts hijacked by password theft. The campaign also required the input of 2 million YouTube users. This decrease demonstrates how valuable a second method of authentication can be in terms of safeguarding your data and personal information.</p>
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