Scanning that QR code can leave you vulnerable. Here’s how to protect yourself

It’s hard to believe that something nefarious can lie within a QR code, but it can. QR codes have become a convenience of modern life. Just scan the black and white mosaic with your phone’s camera and ...
The New York Times

That QR Code You’re About to Scan Could Be Risky, F.T.C. Warns

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said. By Amanda Holpuch QR codes ...
JD Supra

Bioengineered Food Disclosure: QR Code and Text Message Disclosure Requirements Remanded to Agency

In a long-awaited summary judgment ruling, a federal court kept most of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard final rule intact while sending the requirements for the electronic/digital ...
JD Supra

California Federal Court Substantially Upholds Bioengineered Food Disclosure But Remands QR Code and Text Message Disclosure Options to USDA for Further Rulemaking

On September 13, 2022, a federal court in San Francisco decided an NGO-led challenge to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule establishing a national standard for the disclosure of ...
CSOonline

Attackers are using QR codes sneakily crafted in ASCII and blob URLs in phishing emails

New phishing campaigns attempt to evade detection by constructing rogue QR codes with special ASCII characters and load phishing pages locally using the local blob URL feature in browsers. Attackers ...