A attack using QR codes is known as "quishing," a combination of QR code and phishing. The danger isn't the QR code itself; ...

QR codes can act as a convenient shortcut but, in the right hands, it can also be a tool for scammers. Here's why you should avoid scanning unknown QR codes.

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

Security researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered two novel QR code phishing (quishing) techniques involving splitting malicious QR codes into two parts or embedding them into legitimate ones ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a growing cyber threat that turns everyday QR codes into spying tools. According to the bureau, a North Korean government-sponsored ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Birch is a London-based advisor on digital financial services. Feb 28, 2024, 01:41pm EST Mar 12, 2024, 09:02am EDT This ...

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 ...

That email advertising a great deal on an inflatable pool to cool off with during this sweltering July may come with a nifty QR code to simplify the buying process. Or you find a QR code touting a ...

Drivers in New York City who scan a QR code on a parking meter to pay may instead hand their payment details to a scammer. The New York City Department of Transportation confirmed that fraudulent QR ...

Encrypted QR Codes are here. Should workplaces be using them? Companies go to great lengths to protect sensitive personal and financial information. But as cybercriminals become increasingly ...