Beware of QR codes: Those ubiquitous patterns of cyber dots could be sending you to a world of trouble, a tech expert has warned. Phone users should always make they are using a QR code — which ...

Don’t scan these QR codes, they could allow scammers to hack into your phone. Hayden Sherry. Tue, December 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM UTC. 1 min read ...

QR codes have been with us for a long time now, and after passing through their Gardenesque hype cycle of inappropriate usage, have now settled down to be an important and ubiquitous part of life.

QR, which stands for 'quick response', codes are machine-readable codes made up of black and white squares that store URLs, payment options and other online services accessed by a smartphone camera.

What Is Quishing? Quishing (QR code phishing) means embedding a malicious URL in a QR code. Rather than link to a legitimate site, the code will load a page that attempts to steal ...

We've warned you about QR code scams before. Now, we're warning you about a new QR code scam – one that may show up in your physical mailbox. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in ...

If decoding QR codes is not your thing, or you simply haven’t got your smartphone on you, then the QR clock can also be set to a more human-readable format by adding a jumper.