On Your Side has been sharing the 12 Scams of Christmas, and now we unwrap the crooked QR code, it's part two of the ...

Residents are being warned to stay alert for a new scam involving unsolicited packages and malicious QR codes that could put ...

WASHINGTON — If you receive a package you didn’t order, you may not want to open it. The FBI is warning about a new scam where criminals are sending unsolicited packages containing QR codes. When ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

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 ...

QR codes can be very handy, allowing you to quickly pull up information about parking payment systems, details about gifts you've been sent, and even menus at restaurants you visit. But they also have ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

(KRON) — The Walnut Creek Police Department is warning drivers to be on the lookout for a parking meter scam involving fake Amazon QR code stickers. Photo courtesy of Walnut Creek Police Department.

When QR codes first hit the scene, they were a niche tool, employed by factories to track inventory or by museums to offer visitors unique interactive experiences. The pandemic made them more ...

Delhi Police busted a QR code tampering racket and arrested a 19-year-old from Rajasthan's Jaipur district accused of ...

A 19-year-old from Rajasthan, Manish Verma, was apprehended for tampering with QR codes to divert payments in Delhi. A customer was cheated of Rs 1.40 lakh at a garment store. The police traced Verma ...

The City of Vancouver is warning the public of a parking scam where a QR code takes you to a fake parking site.