CHICAGO (WLS) -- QR codes are more popular than ever! Companies can have consumers scan them for links to restaurant menus, app downloads, shopping promotions and more. But QR codes cannot be read by ...

Watch out for quishing, or phishing through dodgy QR codes, the latest scam catching people unawares - costing some thousands of dollars. The good news is, you can try and avoid the trap. Quishing ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick ...

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 ...

Cybercriminals use emails and messages pretending to be from big tech companies including Microsoft and its cloud services Office 365 to distribute QR codes. When scanned, these QR codes take users to ...

QUESTION: Is there a way to tell if a QR code is safe? ANSWER: QR (Quick Response) codes are actually two-dimensional barcodes that were initially developed for the automotive industry back in 1994 to ...

During the December 5 episode of WWE NXT, a QR code sparked some buzz, as it teased a looming return. A QR code appeared on the screen on Tuesday night. Fans at home were able to scan it and be linked ...

Quick Response codes (a.k.a QR codes) have been around for years — as far back as 1994, in fact — and have become fairly common at this point. The little square-shaped, pixelated-looking barcodes seem ...

With the digital world becoming more interactive and integrated, QR codes have become a common feature in daily activities. A QR code (Quick Response code) is a type of barcode that contains ...