Researchers discovered two new phishing techniques where attackers split malicious QR codes or embed them into legitimate ...

QR codes are popular vehicles for criminals to smuggle hyperlinks past security systems to their victims. The ingenuity is great.

QR codes are akin to the kind of barcodes you see scanned at the checkout line in a store. Masahiro Hara, working for the Japanese company Denso Wave, invented QR codes in 1994. Tasked with ...

In the world of QR codes, however, the sublime often coexists alongside the ridiculous. Improper Ways to Use QR Codes for Marketing Perhaps the relative novelty of QR codes has some companies a little ...

According to cybersecurity officials, a genuine QR code from a business will often include the company's logo, colors, or a short description of what to expect when scanning. For example, museums and ...

For example, barcodes can only be scanned in a line, whereas a scanner can read QR codes in all directions (two-dimensions). As a result, QR codes can hold more data than barcodes.

The shoppable ad orphanage Despite advances, full-scale marketer adoption of shoppable ads is not here yet – especially when it comes to ad formats beyond QR codes, said Erin Firneno, VP of business ...

QR codes are ubiquitous in fmcg. Now advances in tech are offering brands new ways to connect and communicate via packaging.

These URL QR codes are scanned from a mobile phone camera and redirect you to a webpage that provides information like product details, a promotional code or a menu, for example.

In an example of a successful campaign, Singapore pub Harry's Bar said it managed to leverage QR codes to double its beer sales. The bar launched a campaign in August during its designated happy ...

Campus Safety Services is launching an updated QR Code sticker which will be placed on each access control door reader at McMaster.

An example of QR codes on headstones may offer an entry point to begin thinking through these questions. Gravestone monuments, after all, are built of sturdy matter such as granite, fieldstone ...