Scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR codes to deliver phishing links, Help Net Security reports.

QR code phishing (quishing) is already more difficult to detect, since these codes deliver links without a visible URL. Attackers are now using QR codes with colors, shapes, and logos woven into the code’s pattern.

The North Korean state-sponsored espionage group Kimsuky has targeted government organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions.

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