A sharp-looking “court notice” demanding fast cash and dangling a QR code as the easy way to “settle your unpaid balance” is making the rounds in the Nashville area, and police say it is pure fiction.

Abstract: This paper presents a novel algorithm to generate micrography QR codes, a novel machine-readable graphic generated by embedding a QR code within a micrography image. The unique structure of ...

The FBI says Kimsuky APT is using malicious QR codes to spearphish U.S. think tanks, academics, NGOs, and government-linked groups. The attacks push victims onto mobile devices, letting hackers bypass ...

If you’ve ever scanned a random QR code without thinking twice, you are risking your life without a slight hint of the trouble, and Sharjah Police just proved it. Sharjah conducted an experiment that ...

Have you ever seen a random QR code on a wall in public and reached to your phone to scan it? You are not alone. Sharjah Police recently conducted an interesting experiment, in which they printed out ...

New York, October 16, 2025 -- Early in September, mysterious posters began appearing across New York, Los Angeles, and London, each featuring a stark black-and-white QR code marked only by distinct ...

New York, October 16, 2025 — Early in September, mysterious posters began appearing across New York, Los Angeles, and London, each featuring a stark black-and-white QR code marked only by distinct ...

Fraud investigators say at least 10% of QR codes attached to online orders, restaurant tabletops and public posters are scams, as Chinese state-sponsored hackers increasingly target financial ...

Do you use public transport in Dubai regularly? You should keep an eye out for fake QR codes in public areas, Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority has warned. Scanning a fake QR code could have ...

Stick to the ones that you are sure of. Restaurants and logins are safe and typically come directly from the source. — Image by freepik This week we have an FBI warning about phone scams targeting ...