How to spot a QR code phishing email

You can’t defend against QR code phishing emails unless you can identify them. So, how do you spot such an email?

In this blog, Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Cofense, Max Gannon, digs into the key characteristics of QR code phishing emails. Along with unpacking those characteristics – including URLs with open redirects to credential phishing pages – Gannon explores:

The subjects of QR code phishing campaigns
The types of URL domains embedded in QR codes
And more

To unlock these insights, and to review findings from Cofense’s research, read on.

Vendor:: Cofense
Posted:: Mar 30, 2024
Published:: Mar 30, 2024
Format:: HTML
Type:: Blog

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