Nottinghamshire County Council said the scam looked "fairly legitimate".

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

ATLANTA — The holidays can bring happiness, hope, and hackers. They can also bring risk, with bad actors looking to take advantage of people using QR codes. It's a common scam hackers use that ...