One of the most difficult challenges in payment card fraud detection is extreme class imbalance. Fraudulent transactions ...

The Willoughby Hills Police Department recently provided information on QR code fraud in light of it becoming a growing threat in the digital world. While there haven’t been any reports received by ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) -- Many businesses use QR codes to send customers to their websites, but according to authorities in Ventura County, scammers are also jumping on the trend. The Ventura ...

Quick Response codes, better known as QR codes, are a very popular way to get information. QR codes are scannable barcodes that will direct you to a website. However, scammers can create QR codes to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It seems like there’s a QR code for everything. Some restaurants use them for menus; some parking garages have them for payments; and other businesses use them for sharing Wi-Fi ...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consumer alert warning Americans about scammers “hiding harmful links in QR codes to steal your information.” The agency said it has received ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Detroit Auto Show visitors about QR code hijacking scams and how to avoid them.

Travel should spark excitement, not fear. Yet in 2026, planning that perfect getaway means navigating a minefield of increasingly sophisticated scams. Criminals have weaponized artificial intelligence ...

They are everywhere! Those little black and white boxes with dots and squares: QR codes (Quick Response Codes). They show up in the mail, in email messages, in print, and on bulletin boards. Companies ...

Randy Hutchinson is president & CEO Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. Phishing, smishing, and vishing are all means by which crooks attempt to separate us from our money and sensitive ...