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QR Code Attack
A QR code attack is a cyberattack where a hacker tricks you into scanning a malicious QR code with your smartphone. Scanning the code can lead you to a fraudulent website that steals your information or automatically downloads malware onto your device.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A QR code attack, also known as quishing, is a mobile-focused cyberattack vector where a threat actor uses a malicious QR (Quick Response) code to deliver a payload, typically by redirecting a user's device to a phishing website for credential harvesting, initiating a malware download, or connecting to a compromised network.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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- Quishing
- QR Phishing
- Malicious QR Code
- QR Code Scam
- QR Poisoning
- Attagging
USAGE NOTE
These attacks often exploit user trust by placing malicious codes over legitimate ones on physical materials like posters or menus.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to QR Code Attack.
Develops an AI-powered email security platform that detects and blocks advanced social engineering attacks, including 'quishing' campaigns that use malicious QR codes to bypass traditional security filters.
Provides comprehensive email security and threat protection solutions that identify and quarantine messages containing malicious QR codes, protecting users from phishing links and malware downloads.
Offers a cloud-native Zero Trust security platform that inspects all user traffic, including links opened from QR codes, to block access to malicious websites and prevent phishing or malware-based attacks.
Specializes in mobile endpoint security, offering a Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) platform that protects devices from phishing attempts initiated via QR codes by detecting and blocking malicious URLs and content.
Develops the Harmony Mobile solution, a mobile threat defense technology specifically designed to protect corporate data on mobile devices from cyber threats, including phishing attacks initiated by scanning malicious QR codes.
Offers a suite of security products, including Prisma Access and Cortex XDR, that provide multi-layered defense against threats from QR codes by inspecting web traffic and monitoring endpoint behavior for malicious activity.
Provides an AI-driven email security platform that specializes in detecting sophisticated phishing attacks. The technology is trained to recognize and flag QR code-based phishing attempts that target employees.
Incorporates QR code threat protection into its Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service, which uses image detection and URL scanning to identify and block malicious QR codes within emails.