The Federal Trade Commission published a consumer alert in April 2026 warning Americans to delete text messages that claim a ...

Small businesses face a different but equally disruptive threat.

PG&E customers have lost more than $211,000 to utility scams so far this year, with a new barcode and QR code payment scheme ...

A attack using QR codes is known as "quishing," a combination of QR code and phishing. The danger isn't the QR code itself; ...

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PG&E is warning Bay Area customers about a new scam involving QR codes and barcodes, with customers across the utility's ...

PG&E customers have reported more than $211,000 in scam losses this year, and the utility says a new barcode and QR-code ...

Cybercriminals are evolving their tactics once again, with a new wave of phishing scams now using QR codes in fake traffic violation text messages. Security researchers warn that these scams, recently ...

PG&E is warning Bay Area customers about a new scam involving QR codes and barcodes, with customers across the utility's ...

Scammers are taking the old “brushing scam” and making it more dangerous. Traditionally, brushing scams involved sending you packages you didn’t order so sellers could post fake reviews in your name.

Scammers are increasingly exploiting QR codes to trick people into revealing financial information or installing malicious software on their devices. The FBI has recently issued a warning about a ...

Rourkela: In a recent fraud incident, a final year MBBS student at a private medical college and hospital in Rourkela ...