Is that QR code a trap? How to spot quishing scams before it's too late
2026-07-13T20:52:14Z•d75ae5d8b1039bff38e441c43f557028cd2f04a811b251d7c4b75f0738a6b503
copilotlong-term-supportmobile-securitynextcloudphishingprivacyqr-phishingquishingrhelsecurity-awarenessself-hostingsocial-engineeringtelemetryuser-educationwindows
What happened
Collection highlights consumer security and privacy issues: a feature on 'quishing' (QR-code phishing) with indicators and avoidance tips; Microsoft Copilot's new PC Insights capability that can surface system settings and raises privacy/telemetry considerations; guidance favoring self-hosted Nextcloud for improved data control; and Red Hat's paid Long‑Life support option which can affect patching strategies for RHEL deployments. No specific software vulnerabilities are disclosed in the articles, but the feed emphasizes social‑engineering risk (QR scams), endpoint privacy/telemetry tradeoffs,和
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- zdnet_security
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- d75ae5d8b1039bff38e441c43f557028cd2f04a811b251d7c4b75f0738a6b503
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- 2026-07-13T20:52:14Z
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- Yes
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