(WHNT) – News 19 sat down with Karen Reeves the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, to find out about a new scam circulating the area. Reeves warns you to not scan QR codes on unexpected ...

First, we had to deal with Ohio Turnpike smishing scams. Now, the latest scam has made its way to Ohio as officials warn everyone to be on the lookout. The technique, known as brushing, involves fake ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

As you gather all the last-minute holiday packages arriving at your doorstep, be careful about any that you didn't order or ones that don't have a return address and want you to scan a QR code: it ...

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can ...

No matter how much you thought you'd love your newest Amazon purchase, there's occasionally a time when you'll need to make a return. Amazon now charges a $1 fee for returning some packages to UPS, so ...

Fraud investigators say at least 10% of QR codes attached to online orders, restaurant tabletops and public posters are scams, as Chinese state-sponsored hackers increasingly target financial ...

Amazon's Prime Day event, running from July 8 to 11, is just around the corner. If you're planning to stock up on tech, household essentials or that robot vacuum you've been eyeing, there's something ...

It's generally best to avoid scanning a QR code of unknown origin, and caution is becoming more important as threats proliferate. Anybody can make a QR code in a matter of seconds using free online ...

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