QR Code is a machine-readable code storing URLs, payment links, and other information. Hara invented the QR code in 1994 to track car parts while working for a Japanese firm Gandhinagar: Japanese ...

Threat actors are targeting everyone from job hunters to Bitcoin traders to college students wanting a break on their student loans, by exploiting the popular technology’s trust relationship with ...

Most QR codes appear visually similar, making it challenging to distinguish between genuine and fraudulent ones Attackers take advantage of this by replacing legitimate QR codes with their own These ...

From QR code advertisements to QR code payments, more and more companies are including these black-and-white squares to optimize their operations. But what exactly is the reason for this? The idea for ...

Masahiko Hara, who developed the QR code, says the codes' uses have surpassed his expectations. (Photo courtesy of Denso Wave Inc.) Did you know those square QR codes we see all around us were ...

SINGAPORE — A number of scams linked to quick-response (QR) codes have surfaced recently, with one victim losing up to S$20,000. In a case that surfaced online and circulated on social media this week ...

If it seems like QR codes are everywhere these days, that's because, well, they are. Thanks to a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, these scannable codes are being used by businesses ...