Quishing: AI Phishing Hidden in QR Codes Tricks Scanners
Factos validados
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.
Explicação simples
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.
Relevância de segurança e dica prática
Never scan QR codes in unsolicited emails with your smartphone.
Fonte primária / referência
- BSI Warnmeldung / BNetzA Berichte