During the COVID-19 Pandemic, a popular trend emerged amongst restaurants and restaurant chains that began to spread into all walks of life due to its inherent efficiency. Instead of receiving a ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

What is a QR code? A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by your smartphone camera. QR codes provide quick access to product information, promotions ...

When the pandemic hit, QR codes were suddenly everywhere, providing a fast, contact-free way to access everything from restaurant menus to digital business cards to websites with important health ...

A big-time Google upgrade could put an end to the struggle of scanning a QR code from a long way away. Whether it's across the room on a wall or across the highway on a billboard, a new scanner ...

Quick Response codes can be very convenient for traveling to websites, downloading apps, and viewing menus at restaurants, which is why they’ve become a vehicle for bad actors to steal credentials, ...

As we’ve become more familiar with seeing QR codes on just about everything, we’ve gained trust in the scanning system. And scammers are taking advantage of that. “The scammers, they are the only ...

The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are tampering with QR codes to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal login and financial information. Quick response, or QR, codes have taken off since ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become accustomed to using their smartphone cameras to scan small black-and-white square bar codes, allowing them instantly to do everything from access ...