QR codes: Is it safe to scan? | allinfosecnews.com

Feb. 17, 2022, 5:40 p.m. |

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The Coinbase Super Bowl commercial that featured a bouncing QR code set to music was so popular it caused the cryptocurrency app to temporarily crash. What does this tell us about how these codes are being used and how safe it is to scan? Wake Forest Computer Science Professor Sarra Alqahtani answers questions about QR codes, cybercrime and how to keep your personal information safe.

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