FTC warns scammers are using QR codes to steal personal data Scanning a QR code can expose you to identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Quick-response, or QR codes, which ...

A Quick Response code, or QR code, is an easy way to access information on your mobile device. However, a scam that uses the codes at parking meters is making people become more vigilant before ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick ...

Once you scan a QR code, check the URL to make sure it is the intended site and looks authentic. A malicious domain name may be similar to the intended URL but with typos or a misplaced letter.

CSUSB police say it may be something else entirely: the first move in a nationwide scam that relies on curiosity and a quick ...

A label with a QR code is tied to an olive tree in Oliete, northeastern Spain, in December 2018. The label reads, 'Adopt an olive tree.' QR codes, which are everywhere these days, can be found in ...