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 2. Natural Resources Canada


YOU WERE JUST QR-ICKROLLED BY YOUR SECURITY TEAM.

It's okay! You're human. Let's learn from this.



Rather than stealing your login credentials like a cyber criminal, we have
redirected you to this educational page instead.

Cyber criminals can leverage QR codes to infect devices with malware, steal
personal information, or conduct phishing scams using the following attack
vectors:

 * QUISHING:
   
   Threat actors can use a QR code inside a phishing email, or to direct the
   user to a phishing website which prompts the user to disclose personal
   information.

 * CLONING:
   
   Threat actors clone an authentic QR code that redirects you to a malicious
   site or infects your device with malware to extract your personal data when
   you scan it.

 * LEVERAGING:
   
   Threat actors use QR codes for phishing and malware attacks. Malicious QR
   codes can direct users to legitimate-looking websites designed to steal
   credentials, credit-card data, or corporate logins or to sites that
   automatically download malicious software onto mobile devices.

 * ADVERTISING:
   
   Threat actors place malicious QR codes in public areas with the hopes that
   people passing by will scan them.

 * SCANNER APPS:
   
   Threat actors can use third party scanner apps to spread malware and gain
   access to some privacy settings on your mobile device, such as viewing your
   network connections or modifying the contents of your USB storage. You should
   use the camera built into your device or a secure code reader application to
   scan QR codes.

To learn more about how cyber criminals can use QR codes to disguise their
attempts to steal your sensitive information, check out Security considerations
for QR codes ITSAP.00.141 and this video:

Date modified: 2023-12-15


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