From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick Response (QR) codes can be scanned by your smartphone camera to open up a link. They became popular with restaurants and other businesses during the pandemic as a touchless way to share information. But before you scan, it could be a scam. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/verify/fake-qr-code-scanner-phone-malware/67-c12d61ac-4027-4f07-a20b-d06e72618389