Malicious QR Code Use On the Rise 234
New submitter EliSowash writes "Malware developers are increasingly using QR Codes as an attack vector. 'The big problem is that the QR code to a human being is nothing more than "that little square with a bunch of strange blocks in it." There's no way to tell what is behind that QR code.' The advice we've always given to the computer user community is 'don't click a link in an email if you don't know who it's from or where it goes' — so how do we protect unsuspecting users from QR codes, where you can't see the destination at all?"
Does anyone have a QR code to a Rick Roll? (Score:5, Funny)
Does anyone have a QR code to a Rick Roll?
Re:Does anyone have a QR code to a Rick Roll? (Score:5, Funny)
Shock Value (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does anyone have a QR code to a Rick Roll? (Score:1, Funny)
I'm never gonna let it down.
Re:Does anyone have a QR code to a Rick Roll? (Score:2, Funny)
I just had a great idea for a prank on local billboard advertisements that have QR codes.
Re:Does anyone have a QR code to a Rick Roll? (Score:1, Funny)
And hurt you.
Re:Just like with TinyURL... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Some scan apps can show URL and ask first (Score:4, Funny)
Sure, the morans will click the links but what about the morons?
Re:Not a very new problem. (Score:5, Funny)
We have this woman at work that does that. One day, I happened to be helping her with something. She was googling around, and the second link was www.foo.bar.cn. It was kinda what she was looking for, and before I could say 'No', she clicked it. It was blocked by the proxy.
"Um...you probably don't want to go there."
'Why not?'
"It's some random site in China"
'How do you know?'
"ummm...the CN at the end = China"
'Oh, I never pay attention to that'
"Well, seeing as you're on a DoD computer and network, you might want to start paying attention to that stuff"