BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana lawmakers may take another crack at eliminating traditional vehicle inspection stickers, with Gov. Jeff Landry signaling support for a technology-based replacement ...

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 ...

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For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

Researchers at TU Wien and Cerabyte created the world’s smallest QR code, measuring just 1.98 square micrometers. The record has been officially verified by Guinness World Records, making it 37% ...

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...

McAfee’s latest Scam Detector update focuses on stopping scams before you click, scan, or reply. Real-time QR code scanning is a major upgrade, helping users avoid fake login pages and malware-filled ...

On Thursday, a trio of Democratic lawmakers, led by Representative Ritchie Torres of New York, introduced a proposal to Congress that would require ICE and CBP agents "engaged in law enforcement or ...

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 ...

This week in cybersecurity: AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam tactics—including malicious QR codes. I've been ...