🚨 FBI Alert: North Korean Hackers Now Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing (“Quishing”) Attacks!
North Korea’s Kimsuky group is embedding fake QR codes in emails/texts targeting research, academia, & gov entities. Scan it → redirects harvest your device info + creds for follow-on attacks.
This evades URL filters by forcing mobile scans—super sneaky & rising fast (FBI warning Jan 8, 2026). Health care & other sectors are next if not already hit.
Quick defenses:
• Never scan unsolicited QR codes
• Verify senders
• Use QR scanners with URL preview
• Enable MFA everywhere
Report sightings & stay locked down!
