Gmail will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication, and use QR codes instead. This will reduce the impact of ...

SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' ...

The change will roll out in the coming months and help reduce fraud and spam while improving security.

Instead of getting six-digit log-in codes via SMS, which is unsafe and prone to phishing, users will see a QR code that they ...

In an attempt to improve user privacy, Google's Gmail has decided to replace SMS authentication with QR codes.

The study identifies multiple security threats associated with QR codes, many of which exploit human vulnerabilities and the ...

Google confirmed today (Feb 24) that it will soon fade out its SMS code sign-in method for Gmail in favor of QR codes. The ...

Goa has become the first Indian state to implement a QR code system aimed at streamlining vehicle document verification for ...

Cemeteries in Munich allow QR codes as memorials on headstones, Mr. Hoerauf said, and for more than a decade, people whose ...

First, QR codes eliminate the numeric authentication code, so there's no code for a scammer to intercept or exploit. Second, they're not dependent on any anti-abuse or anti-SMS swapping protections ...

Google will instead introduce on-screen QR codes that will have to be scanned with your chosen authentication device in order ...

Google is finally dropping support for SMS-based login codes, which is widely considered an insecure form of two-factor ...