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AI & Modern ThreatsFoundationalNew in 2026

QR Phishing (Quishing)

Security Awareness Essentials 2026About 4 minutesIncludes video
01Why this matters now

You cannot read a QR code with your eyes

A square of dots hides its destination until you scan it, and it moves the attack onto your phone where the address bar is tiny and defences are thinner. Physical stickers over real codes make it worse.

Reviewed and signed off by
SK
Sanne Kuijpers
Lead Red Team Operator, HackersHub
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Sources
  • ENISA Threat Landscape 2025, AI-enabled fraud
  • Reported deepfake CFO fraud case, 2024