There has been a recent surge in "quishing" attacks, which are a form of phishing that uses QR codes instead of traditional ...

Researchers discovered two new phishing techniques where attackers split malicious QR codes or embed them into legitimate ...

QR codes are designed with alignment and scaling features, not to mention checksums and significant redundancy. They have to be, because you’re taking photos of them with your potato-camera w… ...

The best way to avoid this is obviously by not scanning any QR code in a link that has been sent to you. You also always want to make sure that any alert of this type is sent from a legitimate source.

• Due to the complexity of what appears to be a simple QR code, criminals are able to embed the code with links to viruses ...

“They can place a fake QR code over the top of a parking meter or on a menu. That can really lead you down a rabbit hole of where you don’t want to be,” said Schmidt. “You have no idea ...

People across Britain are falling victim to QR "quishing" scams where the criminals paste their own QR codes over the correct codes, stealing money and information from unsuspecting people ...

According to Action Fraud data, reports of QR code scams across the UK have grown dramatically in recent years. Their statistics show an increase from just 112 cases in 2020 to more than 400 in ...