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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

QR codes have been with us for a long time now, and after passing through their Gardenesque hype cycle of inappropriate usage, have now settled down to be an important and ubiquitous part of life.

Google will soon allow you to verify your identity using QR codes to access Gmail, as it is scrapping the older SMS ...

More than 1,000 QR code stickers were mysteriously put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in Munich.

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 can scan with their phone’s camera.

Russian hackers are targeting military personnel with advanced phishing attacks as they look to access their Signal accounts.

The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau warn of a new scam involving unsolicited packages containing QR codes ...