QR codes can also be used as part of a phishing scam. Once you scan the code, it may download a virus or malware to your device. To avoid falling victim to QR code scams, the BBB advises you be ...

More commonly, the attack is direct—as when I wrote about a phishing scheme ... This scam relied on a QR code to slip a malicious link past antiphishing detection. What’s most dangerous ...

QR code phishing has emerged as a serious threat. A retrofit variation that uses cryptographic security and can even work ...

Researchers at the University of Rochester have engineered a new form of QR codes that can protect smartphone users from QR ...

Leaders at risk from QR code attacks Like classic phishing scams, quishing attacks usually aim to steal ... These defences unfortunately were not designed to effectively detect QR code threats or ...

QR code scams often send recipients to fake log in pages in order to steal their password. The messages/QR codes may promise discounts, rewards, or request personal or sensitive information. Scanning ...

In this episode of Channel Women in Security, Tiffany Ricks, founder and CEO of HacWare, discusses phishing trends ... platforms don’t know how to detect QR codes. And so, we’re seeing ...

But know that the unexpected package could be a new twist on a brushing scam that could steal your personal information.” The primary concern: the QR code may lead to phishing websites designed ...

A leading scam expert says retail and restaurant customers are being fleeced by a new twist on an old trick. Quishing – a form of phishing that uses QR codes instead of text-based links in ...