Cybersecurity experts have revealed a specific phishing tactic which has become increasingly popular - including malicious QR codes in .PDF files. Researchers from Barracuda said that in the three ...
Kaspersky reports a spike in phishing emails containing malicious QR codes. Detections for these jumped from 46,969 in August ...
QR codes are used just about everywhere now, for checking into venues, ordering food, or just plain old advertising. But what about data storage? It’s hardly efficient, but if you want to store your ...
QR codes are having a moment. The humble squares may have been around since 1994, but it wasn’t until the COVID-19 era that they became a truly household name. These days, you can spot them pretty ...
This is just one of the weaknesses of QR codes - the implicit trust that the code will take you where you want to go. New Sophos research has explored how an attack plays out after one of its own ...
The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...
Scanning QR codes with smartphones is easy. However, sometimes you don’t want to use your smartphone and wish to scan the QR code natively on your computer. The good news is it’s possible to scan QR ...