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

Photo Credit: iStock A utility scam aimed at Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers is circulating in California. ...

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

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

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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Empty envelopes arriving in your mailbox could be tied to brushing scams where sellers fake verified reviews using your ...

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THEY SEEM TO BE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. QR CODES OR QUICK RESPONSE CODES ARE SMALL BARCODES THAT WHEN YOU SCAN THEM WITH YOUR PHONE, TAKE YOU JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. LIKE THIS RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ME ...

Maharashtra Cyber Police have issued advisories warning citizens about rising cybercrimes, including QR code frauds, AI-generated voice scams and fake SMS or malicious links. Officials urged people ...

GCash has blocked more than 6,700 fraudulent merchant accounts tied to QRPh scams known as "quishing," the Philippine mobile ...

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