QR code generator sites have stolen $46,000

A network of Bitcoin-to-QR-code generators has stolen more than $45,000 from users, ZDNet has learned. The nine websites provided users with the ability to enter their Bitcoin address, a long string of text where Bitcoin funds are stored, and convert it into a QR code image they could save on their PC or smartphone. When a user shared the QR code with someone else, or placed it on a website to request donations, all money would be sent to the scammer's Bitcoin address.