QR Code Phishing Surges as Attackers Shift Toward Mobile Tactics

A report describes a 146% surge in QR code phishing (“quishing”), where attackers embed malicious links in QR codes to redirect mobile users to credential-harvesting sites, malware downloads, or fraudulent authentication pages; the trend reflects a shift in social-engineering toward mobile devices and underscores the need for user education, secure scanning practices, and continuous mobile threat monitoring.