The US Federal Trade Commission has become the latest organization to warn against the growing use of QR codes in scams that attempt to take control of smartphones, make fraudulent charges, or obtain ...

Smart phone technology has given way to a new channel through which to communicate with shoppers and enable commerce. The fascination around mobile for retail started with mobile marketing and the ...

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 have become very common in everyday life, and unfortunately, so have QR code scams. The codes are a valuable promotional tool because of how easy they are to set up and share, but according ...