Scammers have been sticking illegitimate QR code stickers on pay-and-display machines, taking customers to a fake parking payment website, Nottinghamshire County Council said.

During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of time-sensitive emails, including ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has encouraged plant-based food manufacturers to adopt QR codes on labels for easier consumer access to product information. At the 4th ...

There’s some irony in an electric vehicle becoming a Republican political emblem, as the party has been staunchly supportive of fossil fuels. It also comes at a time when liberals are slapping ...

'The Times of India' brings you 'Hack of the Day'—a new weekday series of quick, practical solutions to everyday hassles. Each hack is designed to save you time, money or stress, using tools and ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

Researchers at TU Wien and Cerabyte created the world’s smallest QR code, measuring just 1.98 square micrometers. The record has been officially verified by Guinness World Records, making it 37% ...

Tiny details: QR codes are designed to efficiently and securely store digital data in a compact, two-dimensional form. Researchers at TU Wien took this principle further – delving into the microscopic ...

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...

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 ...

This week in cybersecurity: AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam tactics—including malicious QR codes. I've been ...