Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

What Is The QR Code Scam? QR code scams happen when a seemingly harmless QR code redirects you to a fraudulent website, often to steal your payment details or download malware onto your device.

The most popular messenger app today is WhatsApp, and despite the rise of tools such as Telegram and Signal over the past couple of years, WhatsApp has held on strongly to its crown. Now, WhatsApp is ...

Victims of cybe crime can now raise a complaint with the Bengaluru district police’s cybercrime police station at the click of a button and a QR code scan. “In addition to providing required details ...

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 expecting, it prompts them to provide personal ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

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 ...

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Drivers Union has submitted a proposal to the Mangaluru City Traffic Police to develop QR codes for autorickshaws operating in Mangaluru. The purpose of creating a database ...

Action Fraud data reveals that more than 500 parking QR code scam reports were logged in just the first quarter of 2025 - more than twice the figure from the year before. As parking cons grow ...

The Bank of Russia has approved rules for the safe use of QR codes for payments and transfers. The relevant standard is of a recommendatory nature and will enter into force on February 17, 2025. This ...

Every week, we interview top chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today, we speak to Tim Brindley, head chef at Toum off Regent Street in ...