The ubiquitous QR ("quick response") codes that appear on everything from parking pay stations to soda cans and promotional ...

Fake QR codes trick users into revealing sensitive data, but Rochester University researchers developed a security solution.

WhatsApp is a popular messaging platform, leading to it attracting many scammers. Learn about the most popular WhatsApp scams ...

The Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) of Tacloban is fully supporting the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment's (DSWD) initiative to create a unified ID system for persons with ...

The amount of fraudulent dating apps and deepfake scams have also been on the rise, making it difficult for people looking ...

QR codes seem pretty innocuous until you scan a bad one and get something nasty on your system. If you want to keep your ...

Fake QR codes are being placed on Traverse City parking meters in what city officials said could be a scam to trick ...

QR code phishing has emerged as a serious threat. A retrofit variation that uses cryptographic security and can even work offline might just be the solution.

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and ...

If you don’t know what a QR code is, it is a square block made up of much smaller pixels, each filling up different parts of the block that can be scanned via smart phone cameras. Think if it ...

Fake QR codes are being used to trick people into thinking they are paying for their parking A driver was fraudulently charged £170 after falling for a scam at a seafront car park. Fraudsters ...