
Scam of the Week: Who Sent This Package? You Don't Want to Know
You may be familiar with QR codes. They are square black and white barcodes that you can scan with your phone’s camera to be instantly directed to a website or mobile app. Unfortunately, cybercriminals can use QR codes to their advantage. This scam begins when you receive a package in the mail that you weren’t expecting. There’s no return address or sender information, but a QR code is printed on the box.

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Scan Here to Get Phished
A QR code is a scannable image that leads to a specific website. More and more businesses are using QR codes. For example, some restaurants use QR codes instead of physical menus. As QR codes become more popular, cybercriminals are also using them for their malicious purposes.