ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — You see QR codes everywhere these days and scammers know it, which is why officials are issuing warnings about malicious codes. The Federal Trade Commission and ...

Scams that were on the rise in 2025 include AI enhanced scams, QR phishing and everyone's favorite toll road scam.

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can ...

Kaspersky reports a spike in phishing emails containing malicious QR codes. Detections for these jumped from 46,969 in August ...

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.

Don't scan random QR codes. A group of fraudsters is sending malicious QR codes through the mail to trick users into installing malware, according to cyber authorities in Switzerland. On Thursday, the ...

Residents are being warned to stay alert for a new scam involving unsolicited packages and malicious QR codes that could put ...

QR codes are everywhere. They’re easy to use, convenient for everyone and save a whole lot of time. Just aim the camera on your phone, click and straight to a website you go. But they also have a ...

New cybersecurity findings have revealed that approximately 60% of emails containing QR codes are classified as spam, with a smaller subset being overtly malicious, targeting users with phishing ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -There was a time when many people didn’t know what to do when they saw a QR code somewhere. Now that they’re being used for everything from bus schedules to payment options to ...

QR stands for "quick response." And if you've ever scanned one you know just how fast they can take you to a website or payment platform. You may not know that a bad guy can create a malicious QR code ...