Scanning a QR code using a phone or tablet can cause malware to be installed in the device. The QR code may also be a phishing scheme, and small phone screens provide only a limited view of a website, ...

Originally developed in the mid-1990s for manufacturing and inventory control, QR codes most often appear as a small graphic that looks like randomly placed small black squares arranged in a ...

Using QR codes to link to websites. QR code links have become very popular since the proliferation of smartphones in the 2010s. See QR code. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

What is a QR code? A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by your smartphone camera. QR codes provide quick access to product information, promotions ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...