A form of fraud known as “quishing” is spreading through everyday public spaces, with criminals slapping counterfeit QR codes ...

What is a QR code scam? Simply put – a QR code scam is the same as a phishing attack – it just uses a QR code that you scan, ...

Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

The square black-and-white codes now appear on restaurant tables, parking meters, and package inserts, offering a fast way to ...

The challenge is that they’re also a great way to disguise malicious links, bypass some traditional corporate security ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

QR codes are the scannable technology of the moment, used across social media, in marketing and advertising campaigns and in the enterprise to quickly share information and drive engagement. But ...

Similarly, "quishing" scams, short for QR code phishing, send you to fake websites that look legitimate, like banks or ...

Security researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered two novel QR code phishing (quishing) techniques involving splitting malicious QR codes into two parts or embedding them into legitimate ones ...

That email advertising a great deal on an inflatable pool to cool off with during this sweltering July may come with a nifty QR code to simplify the buying process. Or you find a QR code touting a ...

Question: Are QR codes really dangerous and if so, what should I be looking for? Answer: QR codes have become so woven into everyday life that most people scan them without a second thought; ...