The app in question, simply called Barcode Scanner, is developed by Lavabird Ltd. Per its title, it’s a free app that enables scanning of barcodes and QR codes.

The Great Suspender browser extension recently showed its true colors, and now joining it in malware purgatory is the longtime Android favorite “Barcode Scanner” app—despite its more than 10 ...

Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and ...

Barcode Scanner’s owner, Lavabird Ltd., was incorporated in 2020 and is registered at an address in London, according to available online records. The company’s director, Dmytro Kizema ...

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With a single update, a popular barcode scanner app on Google Play transformed into malware and was able to hijack up to 10 million devices.

Popular Android barcode scanner app has been leaking passwords By Jacob Siegal Published Dec 7th, 2023 7:23PM EST Image: Google Play ...

Anyone who has a barcode scanner installed on an Android device should inspect it to see if it’s the one Collier identified. The MD5 hash digest is A922F91BAF324FA07B3C40846EBBFE30, and the ...

ZXing Team’s Barcode Scanner, an app that predates the first official release of Android, is currently getting review-bombed on the Google Play Store. Hundreds of users are leaving 1-star ...