The FBI has warned about North Korean hackers Kimsuky leveraging QR codes in phishing attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government entities, academia, think tanks, and others.

The FBI has issued an alert to warn organizations of a QR code phishing campaign from the North Korean hacking group Kimsuky (APT43).

Think before you scan. The FBI says a hacking group known as Kimsuky is targeting 'US entities' with emails that contain codes intended to infect devices and scoop up personal data.

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

A state-sponsored threat group tracked as "Kimsuky" sent QR-code-filled phishing emails to US and foreign organizations.

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

Have you heard "quishing?" It’s when cyber criminals trick you into scanning a fake QR code. It then takes you to a fake website that may look legitimate. QR codes can pop up anywhere in public, but ...

The FBI has issued a strongly-worded security warning as U.S. entities are targeted by North Korean attackers.

Email attacks relying on QR codes surged in the last quarter, with attackers specifically targeting corporate executives and managers, reinforcing recommendations that companies place additional ...

Quick Response codes can be very convenient for traveling to websites, downloading apps, and viewing menus at restaurants, which is why they’ve become a vehicle for bad actors to steal credentials, ...

Tanya Candia is an international management expert, specializing for more than 25 years in information security strategy and communication for public- and private-sector organizations. The use of QR ...

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