QR codes are relevant again for everyone from diners to threat actors

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter.

Although we can probably largely consider the COVID-19 pandemic “over,” many relics from the peak of lockdown and concerns over the virus are still around in mid-2023. It’s still impossible to get a doctor’s appointment quickly, but many restaurants have embraced al fresco dining and QR codes are back.

At one point I had totally written off QR codes as of 2010-ish, but now they’re all over restaurant menus, cash …

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