When logging in to an app or service, you often have to authenticate by entering your email address or phone number and a one-time password sent via email or text message. Engineer Daniel Huang points ...

What's a verification code, and why are they so important? Six-digit verification codes are a form of two-factor authentication, a process that helps keep your important online accounts secure. For ...

Tech journalist Rajiv Makhni exposes a new WhatsApp scam involving a fraudulent message from a known number asking for a 6-digit code. Victims unknowingly share their verification code, leading to ...

Nestled in the middle of iOS 9 announcements were two security-related bumps: Apple now suggests you sete a six-digit passcode instead of a four-digit one; and two-factor authentication becomes a ...

This week's launch of iOS 9 brings a slew of small but important new features for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. They include an all-new app for viewing iCloud Drive content, support for more ...