The scam begins with an email seemingly originating from, for example, UB's HR department, asserting that HR/Payroll has shared a file with you and includes a QR code for accessing the supposed ...

Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

QR codes are the scannable technology of the moment, used across social media, in marketing and advertising campaigns and in the enterprise to quickly share information and drive engagement. But ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes to get your sensitive information. It's called "quishing" or QR phishing, and security experts say it's when fraudsters launch email ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - We all use QR codes to get more information, whether it’s a business, a menu, or a survey. But now, scammers are using them to their advantage to steal your personal ...

If you scan a bogus QR code and go to the linked site, you can be fooled into giving up passwords and sensitive date. Here's how to spot and protect yourself from fake QR codes. Fraudsters have been ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Area groups that work to address human trafficking have a new way to leave tips and ask for help. Dr. Sharon Sullivan with the Topeka and Shawnee Co. Anti-Human Trafficking ...

QR codes emerged as a popular tool during the COVID-19 pandemic in restaurants, to pay for items and exchange funds, and even to board a flight. Our smartphones are equipped with technology to scan ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Many consumers who are low on funds from holiday spending, are looking for deals anywhere they can find them come January. But scammers have weaseled their way in to the newest ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grabbed eyeballs at the UN by wearing a small QR code pin on his suit lapel. According to Netanyahu's office, the pin linked to videos and images related to ...