Phishing campaign used QR codes to target large energy company

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a large phishing campaign using malicious QR codes with the hopes of acquiring Microsoft credentials at several targets, including a major U.S. energy company. QR codes have become widely adopted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with thousands of restaurants and businesses replacing physical menus and guides with the machine-readable images

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