It's generally best to avoid scanning a QR code of unknown origin, and caution is becoming more important as threats proliferate. Anybody can make a QR code in a matter of seconds using free online ...

The fraudulent QR codes directed users to a fake website that collected payment, rather than to the real PayByPhone module.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In the past three weeks, San Antonio and Austin discovered fraudulent QR codes posted to on-street parking pay stations, according to ParkHouston. Houston's parking ...

Better Business Bureau serving Canton Region and Greater West Virginia offers tips and advice for consumers to avoid fraudulent practices. QR codes are everywhere: signs, ads, menus, and even scams.

Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in SQRIL (pronounced squirrel), the Southeast Asia based startup that provides a payments API switch for banks, ewallets and fintech apps to enable their mobile ...

HOUSTON — You’ve seen parking pay stations in downtown Houston. And you’ve seen QR codes. But if you see a QR code on a parking pay station, don't use it to pay! That's the warning from the city of ...

Earlier this month, the City of Vancouver issued an alert warning about fraudulent QR code stickers stuck on some parking ...

Cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans through the QR codes that restaurants and businesses have increasingly turned to during the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI warned ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. I’m still not ...