Introduction Quishing—QR code phishing—is a rapidly evolving threat. Starting around August, when we saw the first rapid increase, we’ve also seen a change in the type of QR code attacks. It started with standard MFA authentication requests. It then evolved to conditional routing and custom targeting. Now, we’re seeing another evolution, into the manipulation of QR codes. Harmony Email Researchers have uncovered a new campaign, where the QR code is not in an image, but rather created via HTML and ASCII characters. Harmony Email researchers have seen over 600 similar emails in late May. Email Example In this email, the […]
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