A attack using QR codes is known as "quishing," a combination of QR code and phishing. The danger isn't the QR code itself; it's where it quietly sends you.

We received an email that looks like an official HR notice about a performance review. It mentions pay updates, benefits and a deadline. There is also a QR code to access your file. The message claims ...

Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

Earlier this month, the FTC issued a statement about the danger of scanning QR codes in public. In a release, the agency warned that “scammers hide harmful links in QR codes to steal personal ...

QR codes hide one scam that's getting harder to spot.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a growing cyber threat that turns everyday QR codes into spying tools. According to the bureau, a North Korean government-sponsored ...

QR codes are the scannable technology of the moment, used across social media, in marketing and advertising campaigns and in the enterprise to quickly share information and drive engagement. But ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes to get your sensitive information. It's called "quishing" or QR phishing, and security experts say it's when fraudsters launch email ...

The FBI issued Alert Number I-073125-PSA warning Americans not to scan QR codes found inside unsolicited packages arriving at their doors. The alert, published through the bureau’s Internet Crime ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes to get your sensitive information. It's called quishing or QR phishing and security experts say it's when fraudsters launch email ...

QR codes are just about everywhere and the goal is for you to scan and get more information and now scammers are using them to trick you. RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes ...