QR codes are everywhere – from restaurant menus to package tracking. But where there is innovation, there are criminals exploiting them for fraud. QR codes are now being used by ...

Nerd-sniped by [Guy Dupont], who made them using those lenticular lens overlays, [Christian] made a QR code that resolves to two websites depending on the angle at which it’s viewed. The trick ...

For example: One particularly sneaky appearance of bad QR codes is as additions to legitimate ... searching for a restaurant or service’s website on a known search engine).

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

but the QR codes direct people to impersonation websites that are often just one letter off. For example, rather than being sent to PayByPhone, drivers trying to pay using the fake QR codes are ...

While they’ve commonly replaced real QR codes with links to fraudulent websites—some unsuspecting are receiving these scams right at their doorsteps. QR codes are barcodes that people can scan ...

Prograd, which describes itself as "UK's #1 side hustle comparison website ... use cases, QR codes can be and have been abused time and time again by threat actors to, for example, push scams ...

The primary concern: the QR code may lead to phishing websites designed to steal personal information or introduce harmful malware to your device. If you have already scanned the code and entered ...

Londoners have been told to not scan QR codes on the growing number of stickers advertising illicit cannabis websites. Police are wary of the growing number of ads springing up on lamp posts ...

The QR codes — which direct people to a website that’s not affiliated with the city or its official parking meter system — were found on about 150 parking meters along the Esplanade and in ...