QR codes have now become a universal tool embedded into the digital infrastructure — from marketing and education to restaurant menus and product packaging. Millions of people scan them every day, ...

During National Cybersecurity Week, the university held a "Cyber Police on Campus" event to help students become more aware of online dangers. Gao emphasized that scams targeting college students are ...

Newly discovered npm package 'fezbox' employs QR codes to hide a second-stage payload to steal cookies from a user's web browser. The package, masquerading as a utility library, leverages this ...

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 QR code, first developed by Japanese company Denso Wave in the 1990s, has already reshaped how we pay, track and verify. But beneath its recognisable black-and-white surface lies a problem the ...

Select Android phones with LE Audio support can also stream music to a larger group by sharing a QR code or using Fast Pair.

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a new scam that starts right at your front door. According to a recent alert from the FTC, the scam begins with fraudsters sending a mysterious ...

CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 'OrcaCam' showcases Cambridge's history of innovation and demonstrates how a simple QR code can instantly launch a cross-platform game on any device - ...

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages with QR codes designed to steal data. If people scan the code on a package they were not expecting, it prompts them to provide personal ...