Beware of new QR code scam involving unsolicited packages
The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau warn of a new scam involving unsolicited packages containing QR codes ...
PC World25d
Watch out for malicious QR codes! This kind of scam is increasing
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 ...
Digital Trends7d
This tech can end QR code scams, if only Google and Apple pitch in
The most successful digital scam ... by QR-based phishing attacks as well as financial losses. The latter aspect also applies to all scenarios where people often run into QR codes plastered ...
EurekAlert!8d
New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks
The ubiquitous QR (“quick response”) codes that appear ... popular target for cybercriminals to exploit through QR code–based phishing attacks, also known as “quishing.” ...
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Rochester University Develops SDMQR Technology to Combat QR Code Phishing Scams
Researchers at Rochester University have developed a new security technology called SDMQR (Self-authenticating Dual-Modulated QR) codes to combat the rising threat of QR code phishing scams, known as ...
Oxford Mail8d
Car parking scam warning as drivers' bank accounts hacked
A car parking scam ... A QR code, which stands for quick response code, is a type of matrix barcode that can store information like URLs, text, phone numbers, and email addresses. QR code phishing ...