HONOLULU (KHON2) – Fraudulent QR codes are popping up across the country and according the Better Business Bureau, scanning these codes can be dangerous for your personal information and your money.

The latest QR-enabled heist involves parking payments, and has been spotted in major cities from Los Angeles to Denver. With ...

Watch out for quishing, or phishing through dodgy QR codes, the latest scam catching people unawares - costing some thousands ...

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, a popular trend emerged amongst restaurants and restaurant chains that began to spread into all walks of life due to its inherent efficiency. Instead of receiving a ...

Learn how to identify fake QR codes and avoid scams. Spot QR code red flags before scanning and stay safe with these practical tips Learning how to identify fake QR codes from legitimate ones isn’t ...

When was the last time you scanned a quick response (QR) code? Was it today or sometime this week? Chances are, your response falls into one of these categories. Unless, of course, you don’t own a ...

With Quick Response (QR) codes, sharing and getting information has never been so quick and easy. There are tons of generator apps and tools out there that you can use to create a QR code for ...

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

A Statista report found that 89 million Americans with smartphones scanned a QR code in 2022, up 26% since 2020, and projected up to 100 million will be using the pixelated tool by 2025–here’s how to ...

Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and above ...