Scammers now send unexpected packages with QR codes that redirect victims to fraudulent websites or download malicious ...

Action Fraud said it had received 784 reports of various scams involving QR codes between April 2024 and April 2025 across ...

Scam letters present an ongoing threat to Ledger users. Letters use QR codes to direct victims to phishing websites. Ledger has warned customers never to ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

Have you heard of a brushing scam? If not, Laurens County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina wants you to be aware because ...

QR codes can be very handy, allowing you to quickly pull up information about parking payment systems, details about gifts you've been sent, and even menus at restaurants you visit. But they also have ...

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 ...

Each card has a slightly different message, but they welcome the new homeowner and offer a complimentary $100 gift card to ...

You might be used to receiving scam emails or texts, but did you know that you can also get scammed through a QR code? This increasingly common form of scam is referred to as quishing – and it's been ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Though QR codes, or quick response codes, are quick, convenient, and virtually everywhere – scammers are using the black and white squares with a different goal in mind. While ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...