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.

Uniqode examined industry reports and news coverage to explore how encrypted QR Codes can help protect workplaces from scams.

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QR codes soared in popularity during the pandemic for their convenience—but now scammers are using them for a new kind of phishing, dubbed “quishing.” From hijacked parking meter stickers to fake ...

A Quick Response code, or QR code, is an easy way to access information on your mobile device. However, a scam that uses the codes at parking meters is making people become more vigilant before ...

Southend-on-Sea City Council has also warned of QR code scams, stating that people shouldn't use QR codes to pay for parking.

QR code-based phishing, or “quishing,” is not new. INKY itself warned about its growing prominence back in 2023, but forward two years and INKY says that attackers are now going a step further by ...

The city says it found fake QR codes stuck to about 150 parking meters along the Esplanade and Riviera Village area. They were glued next to the legitimate ParkMobile and PayByPhone labels.