The USPS is warning about a rise in QR code scams, including “mystery” packages designed to trick people into scanning ...

Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

A person scans a QR code on a statue which pulls up a special webpage with more information. Joshua Bessex [email protected] Everywhere you look nowadays, it’s hard to avoid QR codes, those black ...

Security researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered two novel QR code phishing (quishing) techniques involving splitting malicious QR codes into two parts or embedding them into legitimate ones ...

QR codes are the scannable technology of the moment, used across social media, in marketing and advertising campaigns and in the enterprise to quickly share information and drive engagement. But ...

Microsoft’s latest email threat report shows a 146% rise in QR code phishing attempts in early 2026, with attackers exploiting mobile device scans to bypass enterprise defenses. The tactic adds ...

Encrypted QR Codes are here. Should workplaces be using them? Companies go to great lengths to protect sensitive personal and financial information. But as cybercriminals become increasingly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

That email advertising a great deal on an inflatable pool to cool off with during this sweltering July may come with a nifty QR code to simplify the buying process. Or you find a QR code touting a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Birch is a London-based advisor on digital financial services. Feb 28, 2024, 01:41pm EST Mar 12, 2024, 09:02am EDT This ...

Microsoft’s latest Email Threat Landscape report shows a 146% rise in QR code phishing in Q1 2026, with attackers increasingly embedding malicious codes directly into emails to evade security tools.