Kraken Security Labs has said that a “large number” of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs are vulnerable to hacking, as the administrators never changed the default admin QR code. In a Wednesday blog post, Kraken ...

A long list of security flaws potentially opens up users of the ATMs to attack, according to crypto exchange Kraken. Reading time 4 minutes Many of the Bitcoin ATMs that have popped up everywhere from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account information, phone numbers, or even coupons. QR codes are found everywhere from ...

Scanning QR codes with smartphones is easy. However, sometimes you don’t want to use your smartphone and wish to scan the QR code natively on your computer. The good news is it’s possible to scan QR ...

Created in 1994 by Toyota subsidiary 'Denso Wave' to quickly track vehicles and parts through the company's automotive manufacturing process, QR codes are used more commonly today for logging into ...

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER, and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. The idea for QR codes was first conceived to help track automotive ...

A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially hiding in plain sight in embedded QR codes. QR codes are ubiquitous these ...