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Quishing: AI Phishing Hidden in QR Codes Tricks Scanners

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Attackers combine AI-generated emotional cover letters with QR codes. Because mail security filters scan text but do not decode QR codes, the emails land in the inbox.

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The letter with the barcode: The postal worker reads the letter and sees nothing suspicious. Only when you scan the barcode are you redirected to a fake bank site.

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Never scan QR codes in unsolicited emails with your smartphone.

Fonte primaria / riferimento

  • BSI Warnmeldung / BNetzA Berichte