PG&E customers are being hit with a scam that claims their service will be disconnected unless payment is made right away via ...

PG&E customers have reported more than $211,000 in scam losses this year, and the utility says a new barcode and QR-code ...

Drivers across the United States are receiving text messages that look like official traffic-violation notices, complete with ...

A new utility scam targeting customers across the Bay Area has resulted in significant financial losses to residents of ...

A attack using QR codes is known as "quishing," a combination of QR code and phishing. The danger isn't the QR code itself; ...

PG&E says households are under financial strain and bills are rising, making a scammer who calls out of the blue about an ‘overdue’ bill more believable.

QR codes can act as a convenient shortcut but, in the right hands, it can also be a tool for scammers. Here's why you should avoid scanning unknown QR codes.

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Empty envelopes arriving in your mailbox could be tied to brushing scams where sellers fake verified reviews using your ...

Cybercriminals are evolving their tactics once again, with a new wave of phishing scams now using QR codes in fake traffic violation text messages. Security researchers warn that these scams, recently ...

The City of Vancouver, in fact, doesn't use QR codes at all for parking, according to the release. The statement notes ...

PG&E is warning Bay Area customers about a new scam involving QR codes and barcodes, with customers across the utility's ...