Action Fraud has issued an alert regarding quishing, a type of phishing where scammers use fraudulent QR codes to steal personal and financial information. The warning advises people to be ...

Criminals are using fraudulent QR codes in car parks to steal personal and financial information, Action Fraud has warned. Almost £3.5 million has been lost due to QR code scams with more than ...

India's use of QR code technology through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has reshaped its digital payments landscape. In 2023 alone, UPI facilitated over 100 billion transactions, with QR ...

The above was voted the best and worst commercial. But pieces of work don’t need to be for everybody. 20 million people took a picture of this stupid QR code and linked it to Coinbase. But 80 million ...

Ensuring the privacy and security of sensitive information is paramount in the digital age. Quick response (QR) codes, known for their high data density and rob ...

Cybersecurity company Egress reports that QR Code scams in emails accounted for 12.4% of all phishing emails in 2023, jumping from 1.4% just a year prior.

Fraud investigations into fake QR Codes have been underway across the nation, with cities like Austin, Houston, and San Antonio in Texas, as well as Newtown, Massachusetts, for instance.

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — The national spotlight has shined on the Pacers as they fight for an NBA championship. Some fans have noticed QR codes on the players’ uniforms. Spokenote is the brains ...

Scammers often use phishing techniques to access secure data or personal information. Cybersecurity company Egress reports that QR Code scams in emails accounted for 12.4% of all phishing emails in ...

Often, users don’t even need an active internet connection if the payload is self-contained. The new technique sees attackers embed base64-encoded HTML in the QR code itself.