# How QR-code phishing can slip past corporate security measures

DevFeed: [How QR-code phishing can slip past corporate security measures](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-qr-code-phishing-can-slip-past-corporate-security-measures-8339.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/qr-code-phishing-slip-past-corporate-security-measures/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-08-17T09:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: eng

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [QR Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qrcode.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Social engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/social-engineering.md>)

Tags: [business-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-security.md>), [corporate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how QR-code phishing ("quishing") can evade corporate defenses by hiding malicious URLs and directing employees to less-protected mobile devices.

## Source excerpt

Quishing has become a popular alternative to traditional phishing. Here's how businesses can close the gap.