Over the past five years, Action Fraud received almost 3,000 reports in total, with a fifth of those linked to the ...

Since QR codes can link to a site, a file, or an app, they present multiple opportunities for fraudulent use. Bad actors can easily create their own codes using one of the free-use sites online, and ...

Tesco is considering replacing hundreds of product barcodes with new QR code technology in its latest digital innvovation.

A repeat of a scam that fleeced drivers in Bray and Greystones last October, bogus QR stickers were placed ... Council advised all users not to scan any QR codes or bar codes that may appear ...

In a new but extreme trend, some users are adding QR codes to gravestones, so that mourners or even casual visitors to the cemetery can scan the code ... available online. Here, you can customise ...

"We are advising all users not to scan any QR codes ... was recently made aware of a QR code scam on Pay and Display Machines in the County, where a bogus QR sticker was placed on some machines ...

Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE Derbyshire police reported scam QR code stickers showing up at ... You should also avoid using an app to scan QR codes and use your camera ...

QR codes seem to be everywhere—from restaurant menus to parking meters to vending machines to payment systems. With threat actors ever devising new ways to scam individuals and companies, QR code ...

The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly ...

Quick Response (QR) codes are those black and white patterned squares you scan with ... appearing. Here, we look at recent reports of QR code scams, explain what typically happens and how to avoid ...

"Investigations are ongoing into the stickers. "We would also advise that people do not attempt to scan the attached QR code on the stickers.

Mr Holder said: "To protect yourself from scams, we would encourage people to inspect the QR code for signs of tampering and do not scan it if it looks like a QR code has been placed over the ...