Many businesses send one-time passcodes to customers’ phones to facilitate login processes, whether to help users set up an ...

Most of the community engagements I've had on the topic of fraud over the past few years have been pre-occupied with discussion on pay-wave and online banking safety and the viability of card sleeves.

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 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News. Most of the community engagements I've had on the topic of fraud over the past few years have been ...

Twitter is rolling out an updated login verification system for iPhone and Android that uses a novel cryptographic scheme that is designed to be resilient against attack and ensures that the private ...

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 ...

Many websites and apps rely on a weak form of two-factor authentication (2FA) that involves texting you a short number or code. These sites and apps might also offer to make an automated voice call ...

Gmail is transitioning from SMS verification to QR codes for increased security. QR codes eliminate the risk of sharing sensitive info with scammers. The move removes carriers as an infiltration point ...

Denfy, an identity verification, compliance and fraud prevention company from Lithuania, introduced new SMS and Email verification features to its industry-pioneering Know Your Customer ...

Switching to QR codes for verification could help limit account hacks and spam. There are going to be lots of QRcode scams where the code goes to some malicious website instead. I avoid QR codes for ...