A Framework to Prevent QR Code Based Phishing Attacks
This addresses phishing threats for general users in cybersecurity, but it is incremental as it applies existing educational methods to a new attack vector.
The research tackled QR code-based phishing attacks by developing a user-centric security education framework using game-based learning, which enhanced user awareness and avoidance behavior.
Though the rapid development and spread of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) making people's life much more easier, on the other hand it causing some serious threats to the society. Phishing is one of the most common cyber threat, that most users falls in. This research investigate on QR code based phishing attacks which is a newly adopted intrusive method and how to enhance the awareness and avoidance behavior of QR based phishing attacks through the user centric security education approaches using game based learning.