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Firm warns of attackers using text symbols to form malicious QR codes

QR codes embedded in emails have long been a tool for phishing and scams, and back in the second half of 2025 there was a fivefold surge in QR phishing attacks detected by Kaspersky.Now Kaspersky ...
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Hackers using text-based QR codes to bypass email security tools

The tactic was uncovered by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which said attackers are constructing QR codes using text symbols ...