Top 10 QR Code Phishing Questions: You Asked, We Answered

This Q&A recap outlines how threat actors leverage QR codes for phishing to evade Secure Email Gateways, with goals ranging from credential theft to malware installation. It highlights red flags (unknown sources, suspicious redirects, credential prompts), clarifies that QR codes themselves aren’t inherently malicious, and offers practical defenses such as verifying URLs via trusted scanners, keeping devices updated, and incident response steps if compromised.