QR codes, which can be easily read with a smartphone camera, are used in various areas of daily life, such as as links to websites and for cashless payments. A page has been published that provides an ...

You see QR codes just about everywhere these days. The square barcodes show up everywhere: real estate listings, TV ads and social media posts touting what look like great deals on must-have items.

Cybersecurity experts are warning about scammers using QR codes to take advantage of unsuspecting victims. Short for "quick response" code, the small barcodes are ubiquitous, getting scanned using a ...