Warning: “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous

Warning: “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous

Scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR codes to deliver phishing links, Help Net Security reports.

QR code phishing (quishing) is already more difficult to detect, since these codes deliver links without a visible URL. Attackers are now using QR codes with colors, shapes, and logos woven into the code’s pattern.