QR codes are so familiar and widespread, we tend to trust them without question. That’s exactly what scammers rely on.

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

When you scan a QR code, your device reads the pattern and translates it into information, most often a link. That link then ...

Scammers are sending fake "Notice of Default" traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., ...

Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss why QR codes are used, legitimate businesses uses, ...

The company plans to use QR codes to encourage visitors to explore neighborhoods they don’t normally visit. Each QR code ...

QR Codes are here to stay: Are brands meeting expectations? QR Code engagement has plateaued. Uniqode's State of QR Codes 2026 found that 70% of consumers scan QR Codes monthly, and 47% report their ...

QR codes have become a convenience of modern life. Just scan the black and white mosaic with your phone’s camera and you can do everything from connect to your hotel room Wi-Fi to pay for that public ...

A scam notice circulating in the mail that claims to be from a court regarding a “traffic violation” and urges people to scan ...

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

The expanded use of QR codes has been a convenience for some and an annoyance for many. Does anyone really want to scan one with their phones to read a restaurant menu? Lately they have become another ...

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. Companies don’t fail because they lack ideas; they fail because they don ...