Think before you scan. The FBI says a hacking group known as Kimsuky is targeting 'US entities' with emails that contain ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

While QR codes are convenient, they can also hide significant dangers. Many scammers now use them to trick people. Don't get caught out! When you scan a QR code, very little information appears on ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — 2WTK asked the Better Business Bureau what scams they're seeing lately around the nation. Lechelle Yates from the BBB serving Center and Northwest North Carolina joined us to talk ...

Fraudsters are getting smarter, using fake QR codes to scam unsuspecting people. In a recent case, a woman lost €2,000 after scanning a QR code on a parking machine. This highlights how easily ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

New phishing campaigns attempt to evade detection by constructing rogue QR codes with special ASCII characters and load phishing pages locally using the local blob URL feature in browsers. Attackers ...