What is a QR Code? A quick-response code (QR code) is a type of barcode that contains data for a locator, an identifier, and web tracking. QR codes have been around for a long time. They were first ...

According to NordVPN, 73% of Americans report scanning QR codes without verifying their source, with 26 million having already been directed to malicious sites that aim to steal their information or ...

QR codes bring digital technology to old grave markers. Sept. 6,2012— -- For centuries we have marked our dead with lifeless granite -- graves inscribed with names, dates, perhaps small ...

Scammers now send unexpected packages with QR codes that redirect victims to fraudulent websites or download malicious ...

Everywhere you look at the South by Southwest conference this week, you see QR codes. The square “quick response” codes turn URLs, vCards, or any kind of text into a jumble of pixels that you can scan ...

QR codes are among the fastest-spreading technologies of the digital age. Originally designed for industrial use, they quickly transformed into a universal bridge between the physical and digital ...

Jay Bean, CEO of FreshLime, is a tech entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience empowering SMBs to grow through emerging technologies. Nearly all consumers research businesses online before ...

PayPal’s decision to support QR codes for mobile payments reflects the technology’s ubiquity while cementing the company’s aspirations to transfer its online success to bricks-and-mortar transactions.

QR codes are rapidly been adapted to make payments and have certainly become a cornerstone of digital payments in the Indian market. It is being used everywhere from street vendors to luxury malls.

A large number of end-user computers are mobile devices and the lion’s share of those are smartphones. APTs are increasingly targeting the mobile market. “Mobile malware increased more than ...