You have been warned — do not scan here. An “impossible” to detect smartphone threat is now surging, with a new warning that more than 4 million attacks were observed “in the first half of 2025 alone.

Received a Mysterious Package With a QR Code? Don't Scan It The FBI is warning about an emerging scam that uses QR codes on unwanted packages to trick users into submitting their personal information ...

As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign. Upon launch (via the Quick Settings Tile or lockscreen shortcut), there’s a nice animation of the ...