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> It might be a scam website - but that's no different to seeing an poster and manually typing in the address. Disagree, because: * QR codes are opaque to hum
by gregmac 2y ago
> It might be a scam website - but that's no different to seeing an poster and manually typing in the address.
Disagree, because:
* QR codes are opaque to humans. You can't visually tell if one is legit or not.
* QR codes often use URL shorteners, so that the URL contained is just https://exam.ple/4pTF6x4M9 https://exam.ple/4pTF6x4M9 is not unusual.
Someone can replace a QR code with a sticker overlay and link to a phishing site. Replacing a URL on a poster is also possible, of course, but harder to make look convincing in the first place and significantly simpler to detect.
- edent 2y ago* Printed URls are also opaque. How do you know if the correct website is whatever .com or whatever .org? * Printed URls often contain shortened links. I'd argue that most QR sticker overlays are also pretty inept. See a sample at https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/07/qr-code-hijacking-attempts-are-pretty-inept/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/07/qr-code-hijacking-attempts-...