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

Cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans through the QR codes that restaurants and businesses have increasingly turned to during the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI warned ...

QR codes – the small black and white squares that direct smartphone users to an external URL – are a common part of modern life. Restaurants use them so patrons can see menus, real estate agents ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has released a public service announcement warning about a rising scam targeting individuals across the United States. This new scam, dubbed "brushing scams, ...

If you have a smartphone, you're a target. That's the thinking behind the latest scam going viral, where hackers use malicious text messages and packages you didn't order in a bid to steal your ...

SPRINGFIELD October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza is reminding the public to ...

WGAL NEWS EIGHT. POLICE IN CHAMBERSBURG IN THE FBI WANT YOU TO BE ON ALERT FOR A SCAM INVOLVING UNSOLICITED PACKAGES AND QR CODES. THEY SAY THIS IS A VARIATION OF A BRUSHING SCAM. THE FBI SAYS ...

The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages with QR codes designed to steal data. If people scan the code on a package they were not expecting, it prompts them to provide personal ...

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 ...