PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — If you've paid for public parking around Pinellas County, you've likely scanned a QR code to pay for your spot. However, you'll want to be careful and double-check what you're ...

Drivers are being urged to be on their guard after fake QR codes were found on dozens of parking machines belonging to a council. Sunderland City Council said it had removed a total of 27 fraudulent ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a scheme focused on parking meters and mobile parking areas that is aimed at identity theft. Criminals ...

Law enforcement says scammers are creating fake QR codes and putting them over the real ones on parking meters, signs and parking pay stations. The fake codes take you to a site that can steal your ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — QR codes are everywhere these days – on restaurant menus, parking meters, and even holiday shopping deals, but cybersecurity experts warn that scammers are taking advantage ...

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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 ...

Two men linked to at least eight fraud cases involving the theft of laptops with the use of fake identification and QR codes have been arrested, investigators announced. A pair of men impersonated ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages with QR codes designed to steal data. If people scan the code on a package they were not ...