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Submission + - QR Code Malware (darkreading.com)

EliSowash writes: "Malware developers are increasingly using QR Codes as an attack vector. "The big problem is that the QR code to a human being is nothing more than 'that little square with a bunch of strange blocks in it.' There's no way to tell what is behind that QR code." The advise we've always given to the computer user community is 'don't click a link in an email if you don't know who it's from or where it goes' — so how do we protect unsuspecting users from QR codes, where you can't see the destination at all?"

Comment Space savings (Score 1) 851

I noticed the author said he was a limo driver. This means he has a place to keep a camcorder, laptop, music player, briefcase, etc. I got a smartphone because carrying a bunch of electronics was a pain. All those things he carries are in my phone, which is in my front pocket.

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