Next time you get ready to scan a QR code at a restaurant or store, take a careful look first — scammers are using the codes to steal your information. The harmful QR codes could take you to spoofed ...

Have you ever received an unsolicited message with a Quick Response (QR) code? One of our VERIFY readers did and asked the team if a scammer was targeting her. Legitimate companies and businesses use ...

Youngstown City Councilman Julius Oliver has come up with an easy way to let people know who to contact when they have ...

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.

QR codes seem to be the safe alternative for "no-contact" ordering, payment, and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they may not be as secure as we think. A quick response or QR code scam is ...

The use of QR codes rose during the pandemic and hackers took advantage of the opportunity to steal financial data. QR codes with their square barcode regained their popularity when the pandemic began ...

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