Google plans to replace SMS verification with QR codes due to phishing risks and security vulnerabilities exploited by scammers. QR codes will eliminate the need to enter security codes when accessing ...

Google offers a number of free services such as Gmail, Adsense and Google Docs that require a single Google account to access. Some users have experienced issues with ...

Google just launched two-step verification for all Google accounts, a system which makes your Google/Gmail account—the account possibly containing the lion's share of your private communication online ...

After Wired editor Mat Honan's horrific hacking experience last weekend, password security seems to be on everyone's mind. If you're a Gmail user, Google has a clever security feature that adds an ...

Google has introduced a new two-step authentication feature for Gmail users that it says will significantly increase the security of the free mail service. The system enables users to set up a method ...

Since beating the drum two days ago on the importance of protecting your Gmail account with Google's free "2-step verification" system, I've received a torrent of messages with "how do I do this?" or ...

In an age where passwordless passkeys are the hot new thing, using SMS to send authentication codes to gain access to an app or service is really starting to show its age. SMS verification can be ...

Google is to offer all Gmail users the option to secure their accounts using two-factor authentication (2FA), the first time such security has been widely used on mass webmail. Google is to offer all ...

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Stolen or easily-guessed passwords have long been the weakest link in security, leaving many Webmail accounts subject to hijacking by identity thieves, spammers and extortionists. To combat this ...

SMS is widely regarded as an insecure form of two-factor authentication, and another example of this has just emerged. A carrier looks to be injecting ads into the Google verification code used to ...