That square QR barcode on the poster? Check it's not a sticker | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Cybercrooks are putting up stickers featuring URLs embedded in Quick Response codes (QR codes) as a trick designed to drive traffic to dodgy sites.

 

Sian John, UK security strategist at Symantec, said: “There has been an explosion in the number of QR codes over the last couple of years, and cybercriminals are taking full advantage. Because QR codes just look like pictures it’s extremely difficult to tell if they’re genuine or malicious, making it easy to dupe passers-by into scanning codes that may lead to an infected site, or perhaps a phishing site.

 

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http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free?tag=QR-Reader-App

 

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Read more:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/10/qr_code_sticker_scam/