Designed as a high-tech marketing resource, QR (quick response) codes have many useful applications. These (usually) black-and-white algorithmic codes are gateways to a potential multimedia nirvana.

The latest QR-enabled heist involves parking payments, and it has been spotted in major cities from Los Angeles to Denver.

Figures from Action Fraud show that 784 reports of quishing were made to the fraud reporting service between April 2024 and ...

The sign on the post at the pizza joint in Detroit had just one word on it, "Dog," and a QR code. My first reaction − and unfortunately this is how it goes when you write a little too much about fraud ...

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 ...

Since most people are carrying a camera-equipped computer in their pockets these days, QR codes can be a great way to easily share short snippets of information. You can put one on your business card ...

A new government policy has QR codes popping up all over America's national parks to provide feedback, but it might not be ...

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The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...

Newly discovered npm package 'fezbox' employs QR codes to hide a second-stage payload to steal cookies from a user's web ...

A new scam email has been circulating, and it does not look like the typical phishing scams we've seen in the past. The sender is someone outside of Miami's organization sharing files via Google Docs ...