St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office warns of text scams impersonating District Court with fake “Notice of Hearing” for traffic violations urging QR code scans—avoid links, verify directly, and report ...

As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, a sophisticated new threat is targeting unsuspecting taxpayers through the very devices in their pockets. Law enforcement and federal authorities are sounding ...

A scam disguised as an official court notice is circulating across Tennessee, prompting law enforcement to urge residents not ...

Wytheville PD is warning about a “brushing” scam involving unexpected Amazon packages with QR codes. Police say do not scan the code.

Police in NJ are warning residents about a scam involving fraudulent traffic violation notices that urge people to scan a QR code to make a payment.

QR codes have become an everyday occurrence for a lot of things we encounter, but multiple federal agencies are urging ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes to get your sensitive information. It's called "quishing" or QR phishing, and security experts say it's when fraudsters launch email ...

Scammers are using QR codes to trick people into paying them. Methods include sticking scam codes over legit ones on parking kiosks for example, or sending anonymous packages with QR codes.

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges.

Entergy said that it does not use QR codes for payment and strongly discouraged users from scanning the code.