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

The FBI issued a public service announcement on July 31, 2025, warning consumers not to scan QR codes found inside unsolicited packages delivered to their homes. The alert describes a fraud scheme in ...

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.

The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages with QR codes designed to steal data. If people scan the code on a package they were not expecting, it prompts them to provide personal ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a growing cyber threat that turns everyday QR codes into spying tools. According to the bureau, a North Korean government-sponsored ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

Receiving a package you didn't order might seem harmless, but the FBI says one detail inside these mystery deliveries should immediately raise suspicion.

The FBI is warning that a state-sponsored North Korean hacking group has been using malicious QR codes to help them spy on select users. A group known as Kimsuky has been sending the malicious QR ...

North Koreans are targeting US government institutions, think tanks, and academia with highly sophisticated QR code phishing, or 'quishing' attacks, going for their Microsoft 365, Okta, or VPN ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert warning about QR code hijacking scams ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, which opens this week at Huntington Place.