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 ...

Cybersecurity experts say scammers are exploiting the public’s trust in QR codes to steal money and personal information ...

SALT LAKE CITY — You’ve heard of phishing, which is when scammers send emails or text messages in an attempt to steal personal information, hoping you’ll click a tainted link. Quishing is just that, ...

DAN HOWLEY: The QR code explosion has really taken off as a result of the pandemic. We've seen obviously, as you mentioned, at restaurants, at places like conferences, QR codes popping up everywhere.

A Quick Response code, or QR code, is an easy way to access information on your mobile device. However, a scam that uses the codes at parking meters is making people become more vigilant before they ...

The sign on the post at the pizza joint in Detroit had just one word on it, "Dog," and a QR code. My first reaction − and unfortunately this is how it goes when you write a little too much about fraud ...

Whether you’re ordering drinks to your table in a pub or want to pay for car parking, QR codes make life simple. A quick scan of a black-and-white grid on your mobile phone takes you straight to a ...

Last summer, the city warned drivers of a similar scam after fake QR codes in the Rideau Street, ByWard Market and Vanier ...

A woman holds a smartphone to scan a QR code for contactless payment in a restaurant. QR codes are being used by businesses and brands for everything from payments and registrations to advertising and ...

for everything from payments and registrations to advertising and information. You'll see them in restaurants in place of paper menus, on product packaging, on signposts, on parking meters — and even ...