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Improved QR code format could quash phishing attacks by notifying users where they're heading

The ubiquitous QR ("quick response") codes that appear on everything from parking pay stations to soda cans and promotional flyers have become an increasingly popular target for cybercriminals to ...
New York Post

I posted my meal on social media and ended up with a $60K bill — beware of QR codes

Christmas came early for epicurean-minded cybercriminals. This is yet another reason to pay before you post: A Chinese restaurant customer was left flabbergasted after an innocent social media mishap ...
Daily Express

People only just learning what QR code actually stands for - and how they work

12:18, Thu, Jul 11, 2024 Updated: 12:31, Thu, Jul 11, 2024 Originally designed for labelling car parts, QR codes have now infiltrated our daily lives in myriad ways. The two-dimensional matrix barcode ...
WSLS 10

QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigating

FILE - A man stands in front of gravestones at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Christof Stache, File) (Christof Stache, AP2006) BERLIN – Police in ...
Click2Houston

QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigating

KPRC 2 'DRAINED' Investigation into Houston water bill issues. A Kingwood family reached out to Investigator Amy Davis for help with a confusing case involving a credit issued, then revoked. Read full ...