Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

Encrypted QR Codes are here. Should workplaces be using them? Companies go to great lengths to protect sensitive personal and financial information. But as cybercriminals become increasingly ...

QR codes are the scannable technology of the moment, used across social media, in marketing and advertising campaigns and in the enterprise to quickly share information and drive engagement. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Birch is a London-based advisor on digital financial services. Feb 28, 2024, 01:41pm EST Mar 12, 2024, 09:02am EDT This ...

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 ...

QR codes embedded in emails have long been a tool for phishing and scams, and back in the second half of 2025 there was a fivefold surge in QR phishing attacks detected by Kaspersky.Now Kaspersky ...

That email advertising a great deal on an inflatable pool to cool off with during this sweltering July may come with a nifty QR code to simplify the buying process. Or you find a QR code touting a ...