HowToGeek on MSN

What is Quishing? How To Protect Yourself From QR Code Phishing

Quishing is a digital threat where malicious URLs are embedded in QR codes to steal your information or infect devices. QR ...
AppleInsider

How to protect yourself from QR code scams

If you scan a bogus QR code and go to the linked site, you can be fooled into giving up passwords and sensitive date. Here's how to spot and protect yourself from fake QR codes. Fraudsters have been ...
CNET on MSN

Should You Trust That Random QR Code?

You could probably tell the difference between a real text message and one sent by a scammer. The phishing text likely has a ...
CCJ

QR code attacks are on the rise

Most people with a cellphone or computer know by now to be aware of clicking random links without knowing where they go. They know to look for the one letter in the URL that’s different, like an ...
USA Today

Did you get a package you didn't order? It may be a brushing scam.

As you gather all the last-minute holiday packages arriving at your doorstep, be careful about any that you didn't order or ones that don't have a return address and want you to scan a QR code: it ...
CNET

Is That a Fake QR Code? How to Spot One and Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Scammers can use fake QR codes to steal your money and identity. But what can you do when you need a menu? Jason Steele Expert Reviewer and Contributor As a freelance personal finance writer since ...
Forbes

Google And Police Issue QR Code Attack Warnings—What To Do

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 ...
TechRepublic

Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft Sway to Host QR Code Phishing Campaigns

Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft Sway to Host QR Code Phishing Campaigns Your email has been sent A new report from cybersecurity company Netskope reveals details about attack campaigns abusing ...
Bleeping Computer

NPM package caught using QR Code to fetch cookie-stealing malware

Newly discovered npm package 'fezbox' employs QR codes to retrieve cookie-stealing malware from the threat actor's server. The package, masquerading as a utility library, leverages this innovative ...
Forbes

Best Practices For Using QR Codes In Your Next Campaigns

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER, and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. From fun trivia quizzes to large QR codes on retail displays that ...
adexchanger

From Branding To Action: Best Practices For Using QR Codes In Performance CTV

At the most recent NewFronts, TV manufacturers Samsung and LG and Fox-owned streaming service Tubi all talked about integrating QR codes into their ad offerings. The technology, which grew in ...