The USPS is warning about a rise in QR code scams, including “mystery” packages designed to trick people into scanning ...

Microsoft’s latest email threat report shows a 146% rise in QR code phishing attempts in early 2026, with attackers exploiting mobile device scans to bypass enterprise defenses. The tactic adds ...

Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- 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 ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

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.

A person scans a QR code on a statue which pulls up a special webpage with more information. Joshua Bessex jbessex@gateline.com Everywhere you look nowadays, it’s hard to avoid QR codes, those black ...

Microsoft’s latest Email Threat Landscape report shows a 146% rise in QR code phishing in Q1 2026, with attackers increasingly embedding malicious codes directly into emails to evade security tools.

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 ...