The scam text messages falsely claim recipients owe unpaid parking or toll fines and must pay immediately to avoid court action. They often contain a QR code.

Fulton County officials are warning about fraudulent text messages requesting immediate payments for fake toll violations.

Walk past a shiny sticker on a wall, scan it quickly, and boom — a problem starts growing quietly inside a phone. QR codes ...

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 ...

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 ...