The fraudulent QR codes directed users to a fake website that collected payment, rather than to the real PayByPhone module.

If you decorate for the holidays, the cleanup job is probably underway. Trees, lights, garland, and ornaments all need to be packed up.

Two Russian men have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs using QR code stickers posted throughout Bangkok that used AI technology to make the process a ‘treasure chasing game". Online ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a scheme focused on parking meters and mobile parking areas that is aimed at identity theft. Criminals ...

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scheme focused on parking meters and mobile parking areas that is aimed at identity theft. Criminals across the County have placed ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is implementing new QR code-enabled stickers at bus shelters throughout its service area. The stickers will reportedly give ...

A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially hiding in plain sight in embedded QR codes. QR codes are ubiquitous these ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

Security researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered two novel QR code phishing (quishing) techniques involving splitting malicious QR codes into two parts or embedding them into legitimate ones ...

QR codes were once a quirky novelty that prompted a fun scan with the phone. Early on, you might have seen a QR code on a museum exhibit and scanned it to learn more about the eating habits of the ...

DENVER — A Nextdoor post about a parking scam in Cherry Creek has sparked concern among local residents — and for good reason. A viewer shared her story with Steve On Your Side after she thought she ...

That email advertising a great deal on an inflatable pool to cool off with during this sweltering July may come with a nifty QR code to simplify the buying process. Or you find a QR code touting a ...