Scammers now send unexpected packages with QR codes that redirect victims to fraudulent websites or download malicious ...

According to NordVPN, 73% of Americans report scanning QR codes without verifying their source, with 26 million having ...

The spammers. The scammers. And you. Telemarketers and junk mail has evolved in the digital age to a behemoth of persistent trickery. In Scammed, we help you navigate a connected world that’s out for ...

We’ve often heard the term “Internet of Things,” and immediately most of us think of devices possessing the ability to connect to the Internet and deliver services in one way or the other. Most IoT ...

Quick Response codes or QR codes are a type of barcodes that comprise a matrix of dots. To read these unique codes, a QR code scanner is needed. QR scanners are typically embedded in modern ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The Internet of Things, or IoT, allows various internet-enabled devices to connect and ...

The Marshall County District Attorney's Office is warning the public about a growing scam in which people receive mystery ...

During the halftime show of this year's Super Bowl, a floating QR code took a star turn in a prominently placed advertisement. That ad, which was run by cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, ...

Remember when we transitioned from calling it "surfing the internet" to "Googling"? It was one of those moments when technology became so ingrained in our lives that it became a verb. "QR-ing" may be ...

From FedNow to Venmo, banks are tapping QR codes for speed and security. Scammers are also exploiting the blind trust they elicit.

Whether they're on product packaging, promotional materials or in magazines, most QR codes do the same thing – when a smartphone scans them with its camera, they trigger that phone's web browser to ...