NORFOLK, Va. - Quick Response (QR) codes are everywhere these days because they're an easy, contactless way to read a menu or download an app. While square barcodes can be convenient, they can also be ...

Nearly three quarters (72%) of Brits do not check QR codes before scanning, with only one in six (16%) aware of potential QR scams, according to new research by NordVPN Over three million people have ...

A QR code, or Quick Response code, allows users to scan it with a smartphone camera and be directed to any online destination. These square grids of pixels are commonly used to view a menu, add ...

In some parts of the world, the authorities have encouraged the public to check-in to events and shops they visit by scanning a QR code into a COVID-19 app. It doesn’t grant you the right to enter a ...

Nintendo has added a QR code check-in function to My Nintendo. Everyone with a My Nintendo account has access to a custom QR code, and can use this code to "exclusive My Nintendo member benefits" at ...

Ahead of the North American Nintendo Switch Preview Tour, Nintendo has updated the My Nintendo website. Each member of My Nintendo can now find a Check In section under his or her account information.

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - QR codes have made it easy to pay for parking. The Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker is finding that scammers are trying to manipulate parking machines by putting their own ...

Editor's Note: In a previously published version of this article, a word was missing in Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs’ comment about bringing a photo of a ballot to a taco stand. It has been ...