Security researchers from Barracuda report new tricks using QR codes. The attacks come via email and bypass many of the security scans commonly used in large companies. If the end user then also reads ...

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 ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a growing cyber threat that turns everyday QR codes into spying tools. According to the bureau, a North Korean government-sponsored ...