Hack of the day: The safest way to scan QR codes without getting hacked

Unlike regular web links, QR codes hide the destination URL until after you scan them, making it harder to spot a fake site ...

Pick n Pay rolls out Bitcoin payments to 1,500 stores

CryptoConvert has announced that its CryptoQR platform is now active at all Pick n Pay stores around South Africa, allowing shoppers to pay with Bitcoin using the Lightning network. The rollout ...
Le Lézard

Vadzo Imaging Releases Engineering Guide for Barcode Scanning Camera Design: Global vs Rolling Shutter, GSD, and Optical Parameters

Vadzo Imaging's Falcon USB 3.0 camera series addresses the core optical and sensor-level engineering decisions in barcode scanning camera design, covering global shutter selection rationale, ground ...
Android

YouTube Opens Face-Scanning AI Tool to Every Adult: Your New Shield Against Deepfakes

YouTube is expanding its AI-powered Likeness Detection program to all adult users over the age of 18, giving the general public access to tools previously reserved for Partner Program creators, ...
Le Lézard

USB Camera vs IP Camera Integration: What Embedded Vision Engineers Must Know Before Designing Smart Kiosk and Edge AI Systems

Vadzo Imaging's Falcon USB camera series and Innova GigE camera series deliver purpose-matched embedded vision camera solutions for the USB Camera vs IP Camera integration decision, combining 4K HDR, ...

Protect your money: How to spot fake QR code? Tips to check if a QR code has been tampered with

The QR code scam is rapidly rising as a common way for scammers to trick users and steal money and sensitive information. In the growing world of digital payment, the rise of QR code scams poses a ...
Bleeping Computer

Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub

Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware. Claude Code is a terminal-based AI agent from ...
VentureBeat

In the wake of Claude Code's source code leak, 5 actions enterprise security leaders should take now

Every enterprise running AI coding agents has just lost a layer of defense. On March 31, Anthropic accidentally shipped a 59.8 MB source map file inside version 2.1. ...
Science Daily

World's smallest QR code, smaller than bacteria, could store data for centuries

Scientists have created a microscopic QR code so tiny it can only be seen with an electron microscope—smaller than most bacteria and now officially a world record. But this isn’t just about size; it’s ...
TechCrunch

Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

Anthropic accidentally caused thousands of code repositories on GitHub to be taken down while trying to pull copies of its most popular product’s source code off the internet. On Tuesday, a software ...
Engadget

Claude Code leak suggests Anthropic is working on a 'Proactive' mode for its coding tool

What should have been a routine release has revealed some of the features Anthropic has been working on for Claude Code. As reported by Ars Technica, The Verge and others, after the company released ...