If you use WhatsApp, you may be targeted by scammers looking to take over your account by pairing their browser to your ...

Hackers have figured out how to hijack WhatsApp accounts without cracking the messaging app’s encryption, security researchers have warned. The so-called GhostPairing scam takes advantage of ...

WhatsApp web account renting and investment fraud on matrimonial sites. Threat actors are exploiting WhatsApp's linked device ...

On Your Side has been sharing the 12 Scams of Christmas, and now we unwrap the crooked QR code, it's part two of the "brushing" scam.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has issued advisories to citizens regarding increasing cyber fraud, ...

It begins with a simple, unsuspecting phone call—a friendly voice claiming to be from your bank, telling you there’s an issue with your account. They sound legitimate. But as you follow their ...

THEY SEEM TO BE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. QR CODES OR QUICK RESPONSE CODES ARE SMALL BARCODES THAT WHEN YOU SCAN THEM WITH YOUR PHONE, TAKE YOU JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. LIKE THIS RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ME ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Elizabethtown Police Department is warning of a new scam involving fake QR codes. An ...

Hackers are hijacking WhatsApp accounts through ‘GhostPairing’ scam - ‘This isn’t just a WhatsApp issue,’ cyber security expert tells The Independent ...