Watch out for quishing, or phishing through dodgy QR codes, the latest scam catching people unawares - costing some thousands ...

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said. By Amanda Holpuch QR codes ...

That would be a big mistake. These codes can easily take you to any URL with a quick tap, and that's a dangerous access point ...

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

Figures from Action Fraud show that 784 reports of quishing were made to the fraud reporting service between April 2024 and ...

According to NordVPN, 73% of Americans report scanning QR codes without verifying their source, with 26 million having already been directed to malicious sites that aim to steal their information or ...

Quishing is a new scam combining QR codes and phishing, where fraudsters use malicious QR codes to trick individuals into ...

New phishing campaigns attempt to evade detection by constructing rogue QR codes with special ASCII characters and load phishing pages locally using the local blob URL feature in browsers. Attackers ...

QR codes can be really handy. A grid of seemingly random black-and-white squares can hold enough information to store website URLs, contact information, email addresses, pre-defined SMS text messages, ...

Last year Instagram added some Snapchat-like nametags that could bring a friend to your profile just by pointing their Instagram app’s camera at the code. Now, after a short test period, it’s widely ...

Don’t call it a comeback. By Lora Kelley Roy Healy’s first tattoo wasn’t the kind people usually regret, like a future ex’s name or a quotation in a language one can’t read. Still, he was nervous ...