Originally developed in the mid-1990s for manufacturing and inventory control, QR codes most often appear as a small graphic that looks like randomly placed small black squares arranged in a ...

Scanning a QR code using a phone or tablet can cause malware to be installed in the device. The QR code may also be a phishing scheme, and small phone screens provide only a limited view of a website, ...

The spammers. The scammers. And you. Telemarketers and junk mail has evolved in the digital age to a behemoth of persistent trickery. In Scammed, we help you navigate a connected world that’s out for ...

What is a QR Code? A quick-response code (QR code) is a type of barcode that contains data for a locator, an identifier, and web tracking. QR codes have been around for a long time. They were first ...

A set of QR tags that businesses attach to posters, ads and demo models for promotion. Users with smartphones scan the tags for more information. Like any barcode, QR codes are customized for a ...

QUANTICO, VA (March 11, 2021) – Behavior changes this past year to reduce the spread of COVID-19 has not been lost on criminals. The Army Criminal Investigation Command’s Major Cybercrime Unit is ...

If there's a shortage of anything, it's understanding of how QR codes work.

New phishing campaigns attempt to evade detection by constructing rogue QR codes with special ASCII characters and load phishing pages locally using the local blob URL feature in browsers. Attackers ...