When QR codes first hit the scene, they were a niche tool, employed by factories to track inventory or by museums to offer visitors unique interactive experiences. The pandemic made them more ubiquitous, and they can now be found everywhere from air travel to parking payments.
QR codes make our lives easier in a number of ways, but unfortunately, they also seem poised to make it a lot harder. As their popularity has risen, scammers have started to eye them as their next target for exploitation.
