This week in cybersecurity: AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam tactics—including malicious QR codes. I've been ...

Bank security can feel confusing because every account seems to handle it differently. One bank sends a text. Another sends an email. Another asks you to approve a login inside its app. So when ...

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As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, a sophisticated new threat is targeting unsuspecting taxpayers through the very devices in their pockets. Law enforcement and federal authorities are sounding ...

Ever wondered why seemingly harmless Amazon packages are suddenly landing on your doorstep with no sender name, no return address—just a mysterious QR code tucked inside, inviting you to scan it?

Cybercriminals are increasingly using fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into enabling malware and scam notifications. Security experts warn the tactic is spreading rapidly through ads, pirated ...

McAfee announced upgrades to Scam Detector that improve protection across common scam channels. The enhanced tool helps users check QR code safety and identify suspicious direct messages across apps.

QR code phishing is becoming hard to ignore as attacks grow rapidly. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, “quishing” incidents spiked by 146%, with nearly 18.7 million cases recorded in March, ...

McAfee’s latest Scam Detector update focuses on stopping scams before you click, scan, or reply. Real-time QR code scanning is a major upgrade, helping users avoid fake login pages and malware-filled ...