QR codes offer unparalleled convenience, allowing quick access to websites, payments, and apps. However, as their popularity grows, so do the risks associated with them. Cybercriminals exploit these ...

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER, and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. From fun trivia quizzes to large QR codes on retail displays that ...

Consumer technologies often improve our lives, but they can give cyber-criminals new ways to threaten our privacy and steal our identities. As QR codes continue to grow in popularity, cyber-criminals ...

From the upcoming generation of “iPad kids” glued to their screens to the ubiquitous but unpopular QR code menu (paywall), critics claim that a proliferation of technology is depriving people of human ...

Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining CNET she reported for The Associated Press and Consumer Reports. A Michigan native, she's a long-suffering Detroit sports fan ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

Scanning QR codes with smartphones is easy. However, sometimes you don’t want to use your smartphone and wish to scan the QR code natively on your computer. The good news is it’s possible to scan QR ...