QR Code Press

Malicious QR code found by Kaspersky

10/08/201110/08/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

One of the first malicious QR codes has been found by Kaspersky, the acclaimed Internet security company. Until now, the prospect of malicious codes has been nothing more than a tentative concern, though many security companies has been warning of the time when QR codes would become devious anti-security tools. Security professionals had warned that malicious codes could be very effective due to the willingness of consumers to scan any codes they find. Kaspersky reported the finding on its SecureList blog. It was only a matter of time before someone…

AVG warns that QR codes are not as risk free as they appear to be

06/27/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

The illustrious internet security company AVG has been warning of an impending wave of cyber crime for years. The company has made a name for itself combating the threats present on the Internet, but now hackers are using a new tool that the company cannot protect anyone against: The QR code. According to AVG, the unassuming little barcodes have been causing a problem in online security lately. The problem lies in the inviting nature of the codes. QR codes are a popular marketing tool whose expansion in the realm of…

QR Codes – An unexpected tool for crime

06/08/2011 Stephen Vagus

There are many good qualities surrounding QR codes, but there is also a darker side to the black and white barcode. This dark side, however, is not inherent in the codes themselves; rather it is a product of maliciousness stemming from the sordid world of cyber crime. The codes are famed for the convenience and ease of use, a fact that can be easily exploited by anyone that has the mind to do so. As QR codes continue to become more popular, cyber criminals are looking to use the codes…

NEWS FLASH…Cyber crime ring caught!

04/17/2011 Jesse Collins

While we went about our daily routines last Tuesday, the FBI was playing Superhero and shutting down an enormous cyber crime ring. More than two million computers, mainly in the U.S. had been infected and used to retrieve delicate information, such as; account information and password information. The suspected criminals behind this operation were suspected to be a Russian crime group. The virus nicknamed “Coreflood” could be responsible for more than 100 million dollars stolen from business accounts and individuals. The Justice Department is continuing their investigation against the group…