The growing abuse of QR codes in malware and payment scams prompts FTC warning
Enlarge / A woman scans a QR code in a café to see the menu online. The US Federal Trade Commission has become the latest organization to warn against the growing use of QR codes in scams that attempt to take control of smartphones, make fraudulent charges, or obtain personal information. Short for quick response codes, QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that automatically open a web browser or app when they’re scanned using a phone camera. Restaurants, parking garages, merchants, and charities display them to make it easy for people to open online menus or to make online payments. [...]