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FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users - Do Not Use These Codes

ID: 111a3132-2a83-52d6-bd31-120321aeacde

STIX ID: report--111a3132-2a83-52d6-bd31-120321aeacde

Feed Name: Proofpoint Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-08-21

Date Updated: 2026-05-11

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Security vendors and the FBI warn of a surging QR-code-based scam campaign observed in 2025 that uses unsolicited printed or embedded QR codes to redirect victims to fraudulent websites or deliver malicious software that can steal credentials, financial data, and other personal information; Proofpoint and the FBI emphasize that QR codes are hard to visually validate and are being rapidly adopted by threat actors to bypass usual URL filters and detection.

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