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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 expecting, it prompts them to provide personal ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to the general public against the rise of a QR code scam. In its warning, the FBI says that cyber criminals are sending “unsolicited ...

If you have a smartphone, you're a target. That's the thinking behind the latest scam going viral, where hackers use malicious text messages and packages you didn't order in a bid to steal your ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert warning about QR code hijacking scams ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, which opens this week at Huntington Place.

If people scan the code on a package they were not expecting, it prompts them to provide personal and financial information. They also might download malicious software that steals data from their ...