How cybercriminals are exploiting QR codes

In the current digital age, QR codes have become a common tool to quickly access information, make payments, and authenticate services. However, this convenience was exploited by cybercriminals who use a technique known as quishing to trick users and compromise their security. What is quishing and how does it work? Quishing is a phishing modality that employs malicious QR codes. This, to direct victims to fraudulent websites or induce them to do…

How cybercriminals are exploiting QR codes

How often do you scan QR codes without thinking twice? What if this seemingly harmless behaviour exposed you to a growing digital threat? QR codes, or quick response codes, have grown in popularity and are now an essential tool in today’s digital landscape. Initially created for industrial tracking, their convenience has turned them into a key component of information sharing and digital transactions. The transition to cashless payments in the s…

Guanajuato, Gto.- As a measure of legal certainty, the PRI proposes that notarized documents have a QR code that includes the name of the participants or contractors, the writing number, the date of the protocol, and a description of the act, to prevent the documents from being forged. Photo: Archive The congresswoman of the Institutional Revolutionary, Ruth Tiscareño presented the initiative to reform the Law of the Notarized for the State of G…

The new digital ID is already available in Spain, and although it is very safe, everything digital involves a risk, and a new field of action for cybercriminals.