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Hackers Use QR Codes With No Images to Bypass Email Security

Cybersecurity NewsSeptember 3, 20264 min read

Hackers are using QR codes without image files to slip past email defenses. The tactic turns email markup into a scannable code, routing recipients to a phishing page while depriving many security tools of the image object they expect to inspect. QR phishing moves victims from a monitored work computer to a mobile device. A […] The post Hackers Use QR Codes With No Images to Bypass Email Security appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Hackers are using QR codes without image files to slip past email defenses. The tactic turns email markup into a scannable code, routing recipients to a phishing page while depriving many security tools of the image object they expect to inspect. QR phishing moves victims from a monitored work computer to a mobile device. A scan can conceal the destination until the phone opens it, and attackers may use the…

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