Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts ...

Alongside the use of CAPTCHA's, this new texting scam is even harder to detect by automated software.

As QR codes continue to be heavily used by legitimate organizations—from Super Bowl advertisements to enforcing parking fees and fines, scammers have crept in to abuse the very technology for their ...

The Alhambra Police Department is warning residents that someone is leaving fake parking tickets on vehicles that include a QR code directing to a website not affiliated with the city. The fake ...

October marks the 70th anniversary of the first bar code-type product. And the QR code — short for quick response — is an evolution on bar codes that are often used to point users to a specific ...

Scammers try to trick drivers into thinking they face a court date and more trouble, if they don't pay up for so-called ...

Cook County Circuit Court officials warn a fraudulent "Illinois Circuit Court – Hearing Notice" is circulating, falsely claiming recipients owe unpaid parking tickets. The scam directs people to scan ...

Fulton Police Department text scam is warning the public of a text scam circulating asking for people to pay a ticket through QR code.