MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Square, black and white codes are popping up all over on products, in magazines, on buildings and business cards. QR codes, or quick response codes, link the outside world to the ...

Many of you reading this have undoubtedly seen a QR (Quick Response) code by now (the thing pictured to the right), but there's just as much -- if not more -- confusion surrounding them today as there ...

Don’t call it a comeback. By Lora Kelley Roy Healy’s first tattoo wasn’t the kind people usually regret, like a future ex’s name or a quotation in a language one can’t read. Still, he was nervous ...

QR codes are popular elsewhere in the world, and catching on in the U.S., but one barrier to common use is the need for a special app on a smartphone to read them. Not a problem now, as even ...

The ubiquitous QR (“quick response”) codes that appear on everything from parking pay stations to soda cans and promotional flyers have become an increasingly popular target for cybercriminals to ...

QR codes are everywhere these days-on product packaging, restaurant menus, even tickets and invoices. They make life easier by letting you access links, download files, or make payments with just a ...

Barracuda threat analysts have uncovered two innovative techniques being used by cyber attackers to help malicious QR codes evade detection in phishing attacks. The techniques, detailed in a new ...