The QR code is critical to initiating the process. Users must scan it to be directed to the ElectreeFi app, where prepaid payment is made before charging can begin.

An independent, applied research institute, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Stade, Germany, is changing the physics of machining – or to be ...

Action Fraud has issued an alert regarding quishing, a type of phishing where scammers use fraudulent QR codes to steal personal and financial information. The warning advises people to be ...

The introduction of tax payments via QR and payment codes is expected to ensure that tax amounts paid by taxpayers are credited to the budget online in real time, eliminate errors caused by manual ...

Cybersecurity company Egress reports that QR Code scams in emails accounted for 12.4% of all phishing emails in 2023, jumping from 1.4% just a year prior.

Fraud investigations into fake QR Codes have been underway across the nation, with cities like Austin, Houston, and San Antonio in Texas, as well as Newtown, Massachusetts, for instance.

Chandigarh: ‘Plant a tree and track its growth story through a QR code' – that's the plan the UT forest department is going to implement to encourage .

What Is Quishing? How Hackers Use QR Codes to Steal Your Data 12:23 pm June 12, 2025 By Julian Horsey What if a simple scan of a QR code could compromise your most sensitive information?