QR codes, once a convenient tool for accessing information, are now being exploited by criminals to scam unsuspecting users.

Ancient civilizations had hieroglyphics, we have QR codes: the patterned graphic boxes prompting you to access restaurant menus, pay for parking, find out information about a package and more.

A woman almost lost hundreds of dollars to a sophisticated phishing scheme impersonating both PayPal and DocuSign. How do you ...

At one point, the ATM asked her for a QR code ... multiple scam warnings throughout the entire transaction process and offer live customer support via phone, text, chat and email to assist ...

Consumers lost $66 million to crypto ATM fraud in the first six months of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission said. The money often cannot be recovered.

They tell you put your money here, scan this QR code here ... it's a scam," said Klingel. As of April 2025, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) says there are 187 Bitcoin Teller Machines ...

Diane Reynolds, 75, who lives in Leisure World, a senior community in Silver Spring, lost $13,000 in a scam ... a QR code, which Reynolds did not know was attached to the scammer’s bitcoin ...

Based on analysis of threat detection data, Barracuda’s 2025 Email Threats Report highlights how attackers are increasingly ...

The company officially responded by calling the letters ‘a scam’ and stressed that the company will never request recovery ...