The North Korean hacking group Kimsuky is using QR code phishing to target Americans with fake questionnaires and malicious ...

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 code-based phishing attacks appear to be on the rise. For this “new” hacking vector, someone gets a phishing email asking them to scan a QR code, that code redirects to a malicious link (usually to ...

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can ...

The Akron Police Department issued a warning Tuesday on Facebook about the scheme with the following explanation of how it works: A “brushing” scam is when someone receives an unexpected gift or item ...

These items include a QR code. It asks the victim to scan it to find out who sent the package. Once the code is scanned, scammers can get personal information off the victim’s phone, according to the ...

If you get a package addressed to you with a QR code asking you to find out who sent it or with instructions on how to return it, stop before you scan! This could be a new twist on a brushing scam ...

ATLANTA — It’s a scam that’s been circulating social media for months, and now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to put consumers on notice: watch out for QR codes on an unexpected package ...

(WHTM) — Midstate police are warning citizens of “brushing scams,” in which scammers can gain unwanted access to a victim’s phone by scanning a QR code on unidentified packages. According to the ...

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said. By Amanda Holpuch QR codes ...

A small vendor in Baseco Compound, Port Area, Manila loses over P30,000 after falling victim to a QR code scam involving an e-wallet transaction.