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Stop Scanning Random QR Codes. Here’s What Can Happen

Summary by Gotta Be Mobile
QR codes are everywhere now. Restaurants use them for menus, parking meters use them for payments, businesses use them for promotions, and you’ll even find them on packages and signs. Most are perfectly legitimate. The problem is that a QR code can hide where it’s actually sending you until you scan it. That makes a QR code scam surprisingly easy to pull off. Criminals can create QR codes that lead to fake websites designed to steal passwords, p…

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QR codes have long since moved beyond just linking to websites. Today, they are used for payments, account logins, identity verification, and other digital services. As technology itself changes, experts are increasingly emphasizing that not all QR codes are created equal. What makes them different, when can they be trusted, and what should you consider before scanning them?

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Gotta Be Mobile broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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