QR codes soared in popularity during the pandemic for their convenience—but now scammers are using them for a new kind of phishing, dubbed “quishing.” From hijacked parking meter stickers to fake ...

Learn how hackers use QR codes for phishing scams and how to protect yourself from quishing attacks. Stay safe while scanning ...

QR codes have been with us for a long time now, and after passing through their Gardenesque hype cycle of inappropriate usage, have now settled down to be an important and ubiquitous part of life. … ...

Today, though, shoppable ads remain heavily reliant on QR codes. NBCU was one of the first major content distributors to lean into shoppable TV ads in 2019 with a product called ShoppableTV, an ad ...

For example, a conference agenda and event information can all be attached to a QR code on the back of a registration badge. That way, the attendee has all the information at hand, without the ...

As reported by Silicon Angle, threat actors are now embedding malicious JavaScript payloads in QR codes which causes them to execute as soon as they're scanned. To make matters worse, targeted users ...

Example, a prank QR code that load Rick n roll video. If the user deletes the video, Youtube shuts down the account, or they change the link format without auto-redirect to new link, then using QR ...

For example, rather than being sent to PayByPhone, drivers trying to pay using the fake QR codes are directed to “poybyphone.” The scammers get away with it using little more than a sticker on ...

Capital police wary of growing number of codes advertising class B drug and delivery . ... Police have warned against scanning QR codes that advertise cannabis. PA. William Mata 24 August 2024.

The NCAA has banned Oklahoma State football from using QR codes on player helmets, the school announced on Saturday. In a move that Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy had called a “revolutionary step ...