The Rise of QR Codes Spurs Rise in 'Fresh Phish'
A July 2023 Security Boulevard article reports on INKY research showing attackers increasingly use QR codes to phish credentials. Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd, says QR codes are inherently untrustworthy, yet the COVID-19 pandemic pushed them into highly trusted uses, which makes them an attractive delivery vehicle for attackers.
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Miscreants have ramped up their use of QR codes to phish for credentials, according to INKY threat researchers.
Inventors / authors: Teri Robinson