According to Kaspersky data, detections of malicious QR codes jumped from 46,969 in August 2025 to 249,723 in November 2025—a more than fivefold increase in just three months.

The North Korean hacking group Kimsuky is using QR code phishing to target Americans with fake questionnaires and malicious ...

AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam ...

Kimsuky's latest attacks can bypass email protections and MFA to steal M365 and VPN accounts.

A new wave of cybercrime is turning physical mail into a digital trap, with research indicating that over 26 million people ...

So, when an attacker sends a fake UCPath payroll notification with a QR code linking to a credential harvesting site, a SEG ...

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can ...

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has reported a sharp rise in phishing emails that exploit malicious QR codes, with detections ...

Attackers use QR codes in emails more frequently because they provide a simple and cost-effective way to conceal malicious URLs, evading detection by many protective solutions. Global cybersecurity ...

Phishing attacks using malicious QR codes surged more than fivefold in the second half of 2025 as cybercriminals increasingly ...

The North Korean APT Kimsuky uses malicious QR codes in spear-phishing attacks targeting academics, government entities, and ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.