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Once the item is shipped, the scammers leave fake five-star reviews online using the recipient’s name, or a fake profile made ...

Generally, quick response (QR) codes are safe, but they can be used to redirect you to malicious websites, so caution is important. Here's how it works. —You get prompted to use your device's ...

In an age where everything is becoming digital—from payments and restaurant menus to event tickets and product information—QR codes have taken center stage as a fast, contactless, and reliable way to ...

“Legitimate vendors use QR codes to save time,” Roger Grimes, a data-driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4, said in a recent ...

And while that may seem fairly harmless, USPIS has issued a warning to Americans across the country: if you receive a package ...

If you’ve recently gotten a random item that you didn’t order, it could be part of a scheme called “Brushing.” ...

An example of a fake parking ticket with the malicious QR code covered up. As if motorists in Houston don't already have enough problems, now officials are warning of a fake parking ticket with a ...

Also ANZ — please scan possibly malicious QR code.” “Criminal that it links to the generic locations page, not directly to THAT branch’s opening hours,” one social media user commented.

QR scams are a new form of cyber threat in which attackers generate malicious QR codes that compromise users’ cyber safety. "QR scams happen when a code is turned into a malicious one ...