I have received the following SMS messages from Google within 24H hours where all but one message (first) is not requested by me. You can note that only the codes sent 23:16 and 23:22 have distinguishing codes. All codes after 00:21 are the same as the first one, indicating that there can be an external process sending those codes, perhaps not even sent by Google or sent by a bug in Google SMS login system process.
123456 Google verification code
Yesterday 23:16 (requested only by me)654321 Google verification code
Yesterday 23:22123456 Google verification code
today 00:22123456 Google verification code
today 00:52123456 Google verification code
today 01:22123456 Google verification code
today 13:22123456 Google verification code
today 16:54123456 Google verification code
[today+1] 01:22123456 Google verification code
[today+1] 13:22- [changed gmail password]
234567 Google verification code
[today+1] 23:17- [disconnect my Phonenumber1 from email2, only email1 left there; originally, email1-2 primarily to Phonenumber1, but now, both my email1 for Phonenumber1 and email2 for Phonenumber2 without the interconnection]
- [... monitoring situation now ...]
In relation to the matter, I could not use sufficiently hardened Gmail account (with Fido U2F keys) in my Android phone because of the reason described in the thread answer here. Still, those SMS messages should not be sent at all because my security measure is Google prompt in 2-step verification. So now, I am using a dummy Gmail account which is receiving those verification codes, but which has the same phonenumber connected to it as my main email address so this fact can be a vulnerability somehow.
You note that I keep getting those SMSs, now 3rd day in a row. I really would like find measures to block them coming.
- I have got 01:22 and 13:22 codes many times so indicating periodicity so a likely some software is creating these requests
Oneplus support chat opinion about the case
Thanks for waiting, upon checking that link you sent me, I see that those 6 digit log in codes are Google related issues. - - Thanks for waiting, please follow this link contact them https://gsuite.google.com/support/ - - Try contacting them with this number +1 1800 813 0692
Other observations in the phone
- Signal app is also sending me verification codes at the rate 1/day (at 1648, 2316, 0653 and 1648 in 3 days), although I uninstalled it. This fact suggests me a software issue. I cleaned the cache, but not sure if enough.
- No such problem with WhatsApp.
Phone: Oneplus 3T
OS: Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Security: 2-step verification by Google prompt
Related Google product forum thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/mtIbMSGclu4;context-place=forum/gmail
Google product forum help ticket: sent today at about 17:00