PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — If you've paid for public parking around Pinellas County, you've likely scanned a QR code to pay for your spot. However, you'll want to be careful and double-check what you're ...

Drivers are being urged to be on their guard after fake QR codes were found on dozens of parking machines belonging to a council. Sunderland City Council said it had removed a total of 27 fraudulent ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — QR codes are everywhere these days – on restaurant menus, parking meters, and even holiday shopping deals, but cybersecurity experts warn that scammers are taking advantage ...

A new cyber threat called ClickFix is reportedly spreading rapidly online, using fake emails, websites and search results to trick users into pasting a single line of code that instantly infects their ...

Fraudulent QR code stickers were reportedly placed on parking machines in Ottawa recently, but the city says they have all been removed. The city said it was made aware of a scam on parking machines ...

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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 ...

ESPN "College GameDay" thought Purdue wide receiver Nitro Tuggle wasn't real. Meet him here. Purdue football was mentioned in the second hour of ESPN's "College GameDay," which may come as a surprise ...

Two men linked to at least eight fraud cases involving the theft of laptops with the use of fake identification and QR codes have been arrested, investigators announced. A pair of men impersonated ...

Want to quickly upload a video to Discord but don't have a paid account? Handbrake just added a new feature to quickly convert short videos to fit under the maximum upload size. Discord limits free ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages with QR codes designed to steal data. If people scan the code on a package they were not ...