The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a QR code scam targeting parking payments at Regency Furniture Stadium.

In the latest flurry of scams, criminals have targeted Hawaiian Electric business customers by threatening to shut off service and then sending QR codes to make payment.

Caller ID can be manipulated to show a legitimate phone number. HECO advised it could be an indicator of a scam if the caller ...

The incident took place on June 15 and involved a fake buyer who lured the girl into scanning QR codes under the pretext of sending payments. The 18-year-old, who lives in Sidedahalli, had posted an ...

A surge in QR code scams, dubbed 'quishing,' has cost UK residents millions, Action Fraud warns. Criminals are exploiting QR codes in car parks and online platforms, tricking victims into visiting ...

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 ...

India's use of QR code technology through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has reshaped its digital payments landscape. In 2023 alone, UPI facilitated over 100 billion transactions, with QR ...

Gary, who frequently uses car parks in the town centre, was recently at Glen Fern Road car park when he discovered suspicious QR codes that had been stuck over the original ones. He was shocked to ...

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.

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — The national spotlight has shined on the Pacers as they fight for an NBA championship. Some fans have noticed QR codes on the players’ uniforms. Spokenote is the brains ...

Often, users don’t even need an active internet connection if the payload is self-contained. The new technique sees attackers embed base64-encoded HTML in the QR code itself.