How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse

A security company says a recent internal network breach was made worse by a Google app.

Retool, which helps customers secure their software development platforms, says the attack started when an employee clicked a link in a text message purporting to come from a member of the company’s IT team.

A sync feature Google added to its authenticator app in April magnified the severity of the breach, the company says.