“Most people are open to QR Codes,” Uniqode found. “But they want them to lead to something valuable: a deal, a personalized offer, or a quick checkout. When that doesn’t happen, they feel ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a new scam that starts right at your front door. According to a recent alert from the FTC, the scam begins with fraudsters sending a mysterious ...

Have you ever found yourself having to constantly write out or say your Wi-Fi login and password to family and friends that visit or stay over? I know I have. A simple solution to that problem is to ...

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 ...

QR codes are popping up everywhere, and now they're being used by scammers in a new scheme. The FBI issued an alert about scammers sending packages with malicious QR codes. These codes often appear on ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

Last year, I received a package with an electronic cat fountain I didn’t order – and I don’t even have a cat. At the time, I chalked it up to a common “brushing” scam, where a seller sends you an ...