New Scam Alert: QR Codes Replace Links in Traffic Ticket Phishing

Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts ...
WTSP

Yes, scammers are using fake QR codes to put malware on your phone, access your accounts

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick ...
KHOU 11

See a QR code on a Houston parking pay station? Don't use it!

HOUSTON — You’ve seen parking pay stations in downtown Houston. And you’ve seen QR codes. But if you see a QR code on a parking pay station, don't use it to pay! That's the warning from the city of ...
AOL

Drivers warned over QR code pay-and-display scam

Scam QR codes have been stuck to pay-and-display machines which led customers to fake parking payment websites [Nottinghamshire County Council] Residents have been warned about a pay-and-display scam ...
Tribune Chronicle

Get a QR Code from the government? Don’t scan it

The use of QR (“Quick Response”) codes have grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. Designed in 1994 by a Japanese ...