The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said anyone who receives the document should not scan the QR code and report it immediately.

You’ve almost certainly used QR codes before—it’s when you point your phone’s camera at a square barcode to access a menu, a form, or even an app, and then tap on the link that appears. But while most ...

Spread the loveThe digital landscape is constantly evolving, and with it, the tactics employed by cybercriminals to exploit ...

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 ...

That email advertising a great deal on an inflatable pool to cool off with during this sweltering July may come with a nifty QR code to simplify the buying process. Or you find a QR code touting a ...

A new generation of QR code phishing (quishing) attacks have been uncovered by threat analyists at Barracuda. Research by the email protection firm highlighted new techniques that have been designed ...

At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last weekend, thousands of hackers competed in a red-team challenge to find flaws in generative AI chat platforms and help better secure these emerging ...

Microsoft warns about rising QR code phishing scams that use fake emails and login pages to steal passwords, banking details ...

Telegram scam lets attackers hijack accounts via fake “verification” QR codes—no password or SMS needed, locking users out ...