If it seems like QR codes are everywhere these days, that's because, well, they are. Thanks to a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, these scannable codes are being used by businesses ...

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 ...

A fake QR code placed on a Columbia parking meter prompted a city warning, highlighting how a quick scan could lead to a ...

Police arrested a 19-year-old youth for allegedly tampering with merchant QR codes and cheating customers and shop owners by ...

for everything from payments and registrations to advertising and information. You'll see them in restaurants in place of paper menus, on product packaging, on signposts, on parking meters — and even ...

A dangerous new scam is quietly sweeping across the United States, and all it takes is a quick scan of a QR code to potentially empty your bank account. Cybersecurity experts are warning of a sharp ...

Police forces and local councils have aired warnings about scam QR codes continuing to catch motorists out. Quick Response (QR) codes are those black and white patterned squares you scan with a ...

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 ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted the public about a rise in QR code scams. Cyber criminals are sending unsolicited packages with QR codes. Scanning these codes can lead to data ...

The municipality warns anyone who scanned a QR code for parking in Whistler should contact their credit card company ...