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 ...

QR codes are quick, easy to generate, and let you share digital information in offline spaces. Here is what you should know ...

in which perpetrators send victims something they didn't order and ask them to scan a QR code. The code leads to a fraudulent website that aims to gather more personal information or account details.

“There’s no way of recovering that.” Mr. Talcove said the only way Americans can protect themselves is to not scan QR codes unless they are certain a code is legitimate or use a second phone ...