Malware starts to make a more prominent place with fake QR codes

QR codes Security

As QR codes start to become more mainstream and are used by a growing number of mobile device users, hackers are starting to take advantage of the popularity of the trend by creating their own fake barcodes that distribute malware when they are scanned. As is the case with all new mobile techniques and technologies, the methods of abusing them are only just starting to be known. Security experts for mobile services do remind users that while the potential is indeed out there, it has yet to become all that…

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