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Could This New QR Code Technology Stamp Out ‘Quishing’ Scams?

04/30/202504/30/2025 QR Code Press

The Rise of QR Codes and the Cyber Threats That Followed QR codes are everywhere. From restaurant menus to product packaging to event tickets, they’ve quietly become a staple of modern convenience. But with this widespread use comes a darker trend. Cybercriminals have latched onto QR codes as a tool for phishing scams, cleverly labeled as “quishing.” By manipulating these tiny square grids, hackers can lure unsuspecting users into sharing sensitive data on fake websites that look like they belong to trusted institutions. It’s a sneaky tactic and, unfortunately, an…

California launches QR code verification for legal cannabis dispensaries

01/03/202001/01/2020 Julie Campbell

QR Code Verification - Cannabis dispensary

The new quick response code scans with smartphones let consumers check whether a shop is legit. Marijuana users from California can now use their smartphones for QR code verification of a dispensary’s license. The Bureau of Cannabis Control launched a new program making it easier to spot licensed shops. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control rolled out a new QR code verification program at the end of last year. It made it possible for licensed cannabis dispensaries to display quick response codes in their shop windows. This way, smartphone users…

QR code app helps lottery ticket sellers spot fakes

10/04/201710/02/2017 Jennifer Goula

A lotto retailer in Bangkok has started using quick response codes to make it easier to verify tickets. A lottery retailer in Bangkok is using a QR code app strategy to overcome a growing struggle with fake lotto tickets. Sellers are being presented with falsified tickets without any way of knowing whether or not they are real. Retailers have been trying to register complaints with local police but can’t prove the fake tickets are forged. As a result of the forgeries, retailers have been paying out for false prize claims.…

Unique QR codes reduce fraud in medical condition documents

06/14/201706/12/2017 Jorge Gonzalez

An Indian government institution is adding quick response codes to its certificates to simplify authentication. Fraud related to faked illnesses is a growing problem In India, but unique QR codes added to documentation may soon control this problem. The scannable quick response codes will be added to certificates of medical and fitness conditions. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has become the first government sector institution to pilot a program using unique QR codes to authenticate medical documents. The idea is to make it easy for any recipient…

QR codes are changing the way everything is done in India – Should we do the same?

01/13/201701/12/2017 Stephanie Beck

As the country works hard to go cashless, the use of quick response codes has spiked. India has managed to take lowly QR codes and make them a central part of the way things function. While the main spotlight has been focused on the quick response codes used in mobile payments transactions, the country is taking their use much further. You can scan a QR code to avoid using cash when buying from many merchants, but now other tasks use barcodes, too. Recently, the Kolkata Metro announced the upcoming use…