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

CHICAGO (WLS) -- QR codes are more popular than ever! Companies can have consumers scan them for links to restaurant menus, app downloads, shopping promotions and more. But QR codes cannot be read by ...

These packages arrive without a return address and include vague instructions prompting recipients to scan the QR code to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick ...

QUESTION: Is there a way to tell if a QR code is safe? ANSWER: QR (Quick Response) codes are actually two-dimensional barcodes that were initially developed for the automotive industry back in 1994 to ...

Everywhere you look at the South by Southwest conference this week, you see QR codes. The square “quick response” codes turn URLs, vCards, or any kind of text into a jumble of pixels that you can scan ...

Cybercriminals use emails and messages pretending to be from big tech companies including Microsoft and its cloud services Office 365 to distribute QR codes. When scanned, these QR codes take users to ...

A QR Code or Quick Response Code contains information such as text messages and URLs that can be decoded using a QR scanner. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has the ability to read QR codes by default but this ...

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, ...