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A malicious npm package named Fezbox has been found using an unusual technique to conceal harmful code. The package employs a QR code as part of its obfuscation strategy, ultimately aiming to steal ...

A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially hiding in plain sight in embedded QR codes. QR codes are ubiquitous these ...

A new package scam started this summer, and it's likely to gain momentum as people start ordering their iPhone Airs and buying gifts for the holidays. Picture getting a package delivered to your front ...

Security researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered two novel QR code phishing (quishing) techniques involving splitting malicious QR codes into two parts or embedding them into legitimate ones ...

Criminals are creating fake QR codes to scam unsuspecting people. Here's how to stay safe. As a way to reduce contact during the pandemic, businesses put QR codes to good use, enabling people to ...

As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign. Upon launch (via the Quick Settings Tile or lockscreen shortcut), there’s a nice animation of the ...

DENVER — Someone plastered QR code stickers all over Denver parking meters along South Broadway and the Golden Triangle. The stickers, which were strategically placed to make them look legitimate, ...

DENVER — A Nextdoor post about a parking scam in Cherry Creek has sparked concern among local residents — and for good reason. A viewer shared her story with Steve On Your Side after she thought she ...

What if a simple scan of a QR code could compromise your most sensitive information? Imagine sitting at a café, scanning a code to access the menu, only to unknowingly hand over your login credentials ...

Not sure if anyone is aware of the entire Cruising ducks thing. Also known as Jeep Ducking, just on a cruise ship. Not even sure which one came first, but I digress. Trying to find a QR code generator ...