Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said. By Amanda Holpuch QR codes ...

QR codes embedded in emails have long been a tool for phishing and scams, and back in the second half of 2025 there was a fivefold surge in QR phishing attacks detected by Kaspersky.Now Kaspersky ...