Not all smartphones require a third-party app to scan QR codes. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to scan codes using iPhone or Androids.

Fake QR codes help cybercriminals leverage stolen information to drain bank accounts. Other QR code scams trigger repeated charges to credit cards.

You can validate the secure QR using Android or iOS-based applications or any handheld scanner device. Here is a step-by-step guide to verifying Aadhaar card details using the QR code.

QR codes have become a way for scammers to hide malicious links since they can’t be read by the human eye. Here’s how to spot these scams.

UIDAI has responded by upgrading the security features of Aadhaar cards. The biggest change is a new secure QR code that has demographic information and a photo of the cardholder.

Every Aadhaar card includes a QR code that stores encrypted demographic details and a photo of the cardholder. This can be verified offline using a smartphone app.

Many people use QR codes every day. A VERIFY viewer asked if QR codes can “force” a credit card payment — that’s false, but there are other scams to watch for.

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said.