Evading Modern Defenses When Phishing with Pixels
Melvin Langvik
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
In an insightful talk at DEF CON 32, Melvin Langvik, known by his alias Flangvik, unveiled sophisticated techniques for bypassing contemporary email security defenses through novel QR code phishing methods. Titled "Evading Modern Defenses When Phishing with Pixels," Langvik's presentation highlighted a critical blind spot in many organizations' security postures: the reliance on image-based detection for QR codes. As QR code phishing, or **quishing**, becomes increasingly prevalent, attackers are innovating to circumvent established safeguards.