As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, a sophisticated new threat is targeting unsuspecting taxpayers through the very devices in their pockets. Law enforcement and federal authorities are sounding ...

But QR codes can also leave you vulnerable. That’s because scammers, organized criminal gangs, and shady nation-states are ...

Wytheville PD is warning about a “brushing” scam involving unexpected Amazon packages with QR codes. Police say do not scan ...

Scammers are using QR codes to trick people into paying them. Methods include sticking scam codes over legit ones on parking kiosks for example, or sending anonymous packages with QR codes.

The FBI issued a public service announcement on July 31, 2025, warning consumers not to scan QR codes found inside unsolicited packages delivered to their homes. The alert describes a fraud scheme in ...

QR codes have become an everyday occurrence for a lot of things we encounter, but multiple federal agencies are urging ...

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.

In a post on X, Entergy said several city chargers had been tampered with, with stickers placed over payment QR codes that ...

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 ...

Cybersecurity experts are warning Houstonians to think twice before they scan that next QR code. Jerry O'Brien, a partner at GuidePoint Security based in The Woodlands, told Chron that scammers are ...