That would be a big mistake. These codes can easily take you to any URL with a quick tap, and that's a dangerous access point ...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a new scam that starts right at your front door. According to a recent alert from the FTC, the scam begins with fraudsters sending a mysterious ...

From FedNow to Venmo, banks are tapping QR codes for speed and security. Scammers are also exploiting the blind trust they elicit.

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

Watch out for quishing, or phishing through dodgy QR codes, the latest scam catching people unawares - costing some thousands of dollars. The good news is, you can try and avoid the trap.Quishing ...

The QR scam takes it one step further by adding a malicious code into the mix. Here’s the play-by-play: Essentially, the scammers are betting on you being curious enough to scan the QR code, allowing ...

As befits the MOBA genre, in Brawl Stars players need to communicate with each other to win. To do this, you can use different Pins. There are many ways to get them, but the best is to use Brawl Stars ...

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Action Fraud data reveals that more than 500 parking QR code scam reports were logged in just the first quarter of 2025 - more than twice the figure from the year before. As parking cons grow ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Brazilian users can now simply scan merchants’ PIX QR codes and complete ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: TNG Digital Sdn Bhd today announced an upgraded quick response (QR) scanning feature for TNG eWallet that extends the app’s use beyond payments. In a statement, it said users can now ...