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Malicious QR codes threaten mobile security

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 14 years
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How many times have you spotted a QR code and scanned it through your smartphone camera? While these may be an effective tool for marketers to re-direct people to a particular website, how safe are these QR codes? What are QR codes? A Quick Response (QR) code is a square-shaped 2D code that can only […]

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Malicious QR code used for spreading Android malware

  • Ranjeet Menon / 14 years
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Android malware writers have found a new and convenient way of delivering malware to users. This method makes use of malicious QR codes. QR (Quick Response) codes are a type of matrix barcode which contains encoded forms of data. They can also be used to store URL information. Most people look for new software for […]

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