Difference between revisions of "Quishing"

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* This is perhaps the only [[Vulnerability]] that can and must be addressed by better [[User Education]]. Although a good [[Artificial Intelligence]] could certainly help.
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* This is a [[Vulnerability]] that can and must be addressed by better [[User Education]]. We need to teach people that [[QR code]]s can be dangerous, at least as dangerous as cliking on a random [[URL]] that you to not know well.
  
 
https://idtheft.center/3oK5O2s QR Code Scams Grow as Digital Barcode Popularity Rises (2024-01-03)
 
https://idtheft.center/3oK5O2s QR Code Scams Grow as Digital Barcode Popularity Rises (2024-01-03)

Revision as of 18:11, 15 January 2024

Full Title or Meme

Attackers post QR Codes on public places were users are expecting to find codes. In some case on top of otherwise legitimately posted codes from business you trust.

Context

Solutions

  • This is a Vulnerability that can and must be addressed by better User Education. We need to teach people that QR codes can be dangerous, at least as dangerous as cliking on a random URL that you to not know well.

https://idtheft.center/3oK5O2s QR Code Scams Grow as Digital Barcode Popularity Rises (2024-01-03)

Preferences

  • See also the wiki page on Phishing which addresses the full range of ways that attackers can try to convince users to perform insecure actions on their computer.