The Padlock Lies: What HTTPS Actually Proves
The padlock is the most misunderstood symbol on the internet. It certifies the pipe, not the shop — and almost every phishing page you will ever see has one.
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Invoices, parking tickets, letters "from the bank" — QR codes turn documents into phishing delivery vehicles. How quishing works and how to handle codes you did not generate.
The padlock is the most misunderstood symbol on the internet. It certifies the pipe, not the shop — and almost every phishing page you will ever see has one.