QR codes have become an essential tool for accessing digital content quickly and efficiently. They provide a seamless way to connect to websites, make payments, download apps, and much more.

Google Photos is testing a new feature that allows users to share albums and moments via QR code, separate from the existing Quick Share option for individual images. The feature makes it easier ...

You don’t need an app for this —your phone can do it already. The humble QR (or Quick Response) code has become ubiquitous. Invented back in the 1990s to scan car parts, the barcodes got a ...

Ever since Meta introduced a QR code-based feature to share Instagram profiles, users no longer had to spell out their account name to a new friend or type it out. The simple ‘Share Profile ...

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel ...

QR code creation has surged by over 200% in the past year. The retail industry in particular has largely embraced these 2D barcodes to elevate shopping experiences, using the technology to access ...

Learn more. QR codes are everywhere nowadays. We scan them at restaurants to read menus, connect to Wi-Fi at the office, access promotional offers, and many other places. They’ve become a ...

This is just one of the weaknesses of QR codes - the implicit trust that the code will take you where you want to go. New Sophos research has explored how an attack plays out after one of its own ...

One of the methods is to scan the QR code, which will take you to a website where you can make it happen. But you may want to look closely at that pixelated little graphic the next time you’re ...

Quishing scam is on the rise in India, where scammers are using QR code scanning to steal money and identity of citizens. While the amount of digital payments across India has grown, the scams ...

If you scan a bogus QR code and go to the linked site, you can be fooled into giving up passwords and sensitive date. Here's how to spot and protect yourself from fake QR codes. Fraudsters have ...

QR codes, one of the most popular 2D barcode types, can store up to 7,089 characters with one single code, unlike a traditional barcode that can only store up to 20 characters. This opens up a world ...