If it seems like QR codes are everywhere these days, that's because, well, they are. Thanks to a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, these scannable codes are being used by businesses ...

Quick response (QR) codes, initially designed to track car parts in the early 90s and popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic when many restaurants turned to electronic menus, have unfortunately ...

What if a simple scan of a QR code could compromise your most sensitive information? Imagine sitting at a café, scanning a code to access the menu, only to unknowingly hand over your login credentials ...

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 ...