What is a QR code? A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by your smartphone camera. QR codes provide quick access to product information, promotions ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There’s an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

QR codes can be scanned directly on the same smartphone without needing a second device. Android users can use Google Photos ...

You can scan a QR code using the camera on your smartphone, tablet, or computer — however, you may need to download an app.

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Scanning a QR code can expose you to identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Quick-response, or QR codes, which store links and other information and are readable by a smartphone ...

According to Australian security technology distributor AVG Technologies, "Putting a malicious QR code sticker onto existing marketing material or replacing a website's bona fide QR code with a ...

"For example a QR code could be used to download malware that directs the phone to send text messages to premium SMS numbers.' AVG says, in its Community Powered Threat Report for Q4 2011: "Malware ...

When the pandemic hit, QR codes were suddenly everywhere, providing a fast, contact-free way to access everything from restaurant menus to digital business cards to websites with important health ...

You might be used to receiving scam emails or texts, but did you know that you can also get scammed through a QR code? This increasingly common form of scam is referred to as quishing – and it's been ...