Swtizerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about malware being spread via the country’s postal service.
Mike Britton, CIO at Abnormal Security, said when discussing the increasing threat from QR code based phishing: “Delivering QR code letters physically via Switzerland’s postal service is an effective way for criminals to catch out unsuspecting victims. By pretending to be a trusted source, threat actors are banking on the lack of caution that recipients may have.
“As a relatively new attack vector, QR code scams don’t have the kind of ingrained suspicion that we’ve come to expect from other phishing techniques. Just as we’ve seen in the UK with a recent Winter fuel payments scam, attackers are seeing success in imitating trusted sources in a timely manner.
“Unlike on the web where you can use automated solutions to catch out phishing attempts, these attacks will be solely down to the individual to catch out.
“It’s therefore vital to question any organisation which is proactively asking for credentials. Avoid providing sensitive information online and be suspicious of any links sent to you via mail or email.”
