{"id":5960,"date":"2023-10-11T08:42:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/cybersecurity-blog\/?p=5960"},"modified":"2025-01-31T08:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:30:40","slug":"new-phishing-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/any.run\/cybersecurity-blog\/new-phishing-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Captchas, QR codes, and Clever Evasion: New Phishing Tactics are Gaining Traction\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several sophisticated phishing campaigns are currently spreading fast that pose challenges for detection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crooks are increasingly using captchas and QR codes to mask malicious content. The goal is adding another step, which requires human interaction \u2014 instead of directly embedding or linking to a payload or using elements that bypass email spam filters, as is the case with “quishing”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this writing, you can easily find examples of these campaigns on ANY. RUN’s public submissions<\/a> database. We’re observing more than 2,000 phishing attempts each week, with activity spiking as we approach Friday. Here’s the data for the week of September 30 to October 6: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of public submissions with phishing <\/strong>tag: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Number of tasks\u00a0 <\/th>\n \n Day of the week\u00a0 <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 572\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Friday, 10.06\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 438\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Thursday, 10.05\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 400\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Wednesday, 10.04\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 310\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Tuesday, 10.03\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 189\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Monday, 10.02\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 22\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Sunday, 10.01\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 88\u00a0 <\/td>\n \n Saturday, 09.30\u00a0 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>