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 ...

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

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

The CEO and President of the BBB, Karen Reeves, is telling people not to scan QR codes that are on unexpected packages. While ...

Google is reportedly introducing QR codes as an authentication for Gmail instead of SMSes. Per a report by Forbes, citing ...

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 ...

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

Scanning a fake QR code could have serious consequences, which could lead to data theft and bank fraud among other major ...

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 ...