CINCINNATI (WKRC)— QR codes, once a convenient tool for accessing information, are now being exploited by criminals to scam unsuspecting users. Cybersecurity expert Dave Hatter explained the growing ...

Next time you get ready to scan a QR code at a restaurant or store, take a careful look first — scammers are using the codes to steal your information. The harmful QR codes could take you to spoofed ...

Scammers now send unexpected packages with QR codes that redirect victims to fraudulent websites or download malicious ...

According to NordVPN, 73% of Americans report scanning QR codes without verifying their source, with 26 million having ...

Adding a camera to a project used to be a chore, but modern camera modules make it simple. But what if you want to read QR codes? [James Bowman] noticed a $7 module that claims to read QR codes so he ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes to get your sensitive information. It's called "quishing" or QR phishing, and security experts say it's when fraudsters launch email ...

How a new scam is costing consumers £10,000 per day - A new type of scam cost consumers more than £3.5m last year - make sure ...

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

Speed is essential to a well-managed recall. The faster consumers are alerted and understand what to do, the faster contaminated products can be ...

Sometimes, we try to capture a QR code with a good digital camera on a smartphone, but the reading eventually fails. This usually happens when the QR code itself is of poor image quality, or if it has ...

Windows 11 now allows you to display the connected Wi-Fi password with a QR code, which other devices can scan to connect to the same Wi-Fi network. With the Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft also ...