Cybersecurity experts are warning about scammers using QR codes to take advantage of unsuspecting victims. What is a QR code?

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 ...

QR codes are cool, but they haven't quite caught on en masse yet, because finding cool uses for them have been challenging. One popular use for QR codes is printing them on business cards. Sharon ...

Software built into the cameras on iPhones and Android phones make quick work of decoding QR codes. How do you do that on a laptop or desktop computer?

Two-dimensional (2D) barcodes, more prominently recognized as QR codes, are back in fashion—with much demand for just about 'contactless' everything these days. Coinbase didn't waste time in seizing ...

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Criminals are creating fake QR codes to scam unsuspecting people. Here's how to stay safe. As a way to reduce contact during the pandemic, businesses put QR codes to good use, enabling people to ...

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QR codes are everywhere, tantalizing us with hidden information. Of course, a few of them are portals to malware or other uncool business, so it's not a good idea to just scan them all and hope for ...

The last two years have been something of a renaissance for QR codes in the United States. Brands across industries were forced to embrace them to deliver products and services in contact-free ways.

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...