Two-dimension code or substitution domain name security hidden danger to be treated

Giant two-dimensional code unveiled in Hefei Forest Park a few days ago, a giant two-dimensional code pattern unveiled in Hefei Forest Park. It is understood that the two-dimensional code length is 80 meters, of which green area for the lawn, white areas with gravel paved. Visitors using smartphones and tablet computers will be able to hear wind, rain, bird calls and other forest-related music.





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Hebei Watermelon Paste two-dimensional code

Nowadays, it is watermelon planting Big County Hebei province Fucheng County "River brand" watermelon listing season, each will be ripe watermelon on the two-dimensional code, consumers buy with the mobile phone scan two-dimensional code, you can know the origin of watermelon, varieties, production standards, pollination dates, planting names and other content, to achieve the root of the watermelon. At present, Fucheng County 40,000 mu of watermelon has 60% uses two-dimensional code technology.

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"The Future of the Internet world may not require domain names. Ma Ma, Chairman and chief executive of Tencent's board of directors, recently said that in the age of mobile Internet, people do not need to register URLs, just a number, with a two-dimensional code sweep, all services can be provided.

With the popularity of smart phones, especially Tencent, Alibaba, Sina and other internet giants to the two-dimensional code of the vigorous promotion, two-dimensional code has been popularized to all aspects of life. However, at the same time, the use of two-dimensional code caused by the loss of phone calls, privacy leakage and other security threats are increasing, two-dimensional code is becoming a mobile phone virus, phishing Web site to disseminate new channels.

Ubiquitous two-dimensional code

"Don't know the two-dimensional yards?" You are o ut! "The spirit of learning attitude, the reporter joined a 500 people in the two-dimensional code industry Exchange Group, see the first words feel ashamed." According to a Rbitonande Disonr Earsh, in January-February this year, 53% of American respondents had smart phones, 21% of them had swept the two-dimensional code at least once, and 2% of users scanned the two-dimensional code every day.

For Chinese users, two-dimensional code is no stranger. Following the "Two-dimensional code is a mobile internet portal", Ma said at a recent global mobile Internet conference that the future Internet might not require a domain name and would be replaced by a two-dimensional code.

Obviously, such forecasts are not groundless, from Subway ads, train tickets, air tickets, fast food shops, cinemas, television screens to listen to music, buy vegetables, flowers, grave, two-dimensional code application seems to permeate all aspects of our lives overnight.

Cheng, from the Henan Pingdingshan Jincheng fruit and vegetable cooperatives, has been delighted recently, in Zhengzhou, May 18, held in the second China Central Investment Trading Fair, with cucumbers, tomatoes on the two-dimensional code, their green vegetables to sell more emboldened, attracted some global supermarkets buy big guys eyes.

Changzhi City in Shanxi, the public Huanggang in waiting for a bus, with mobile phones swept off the bus stop recently appeared on the two-dimensional code, found his car still have 6 minutes to arrive. In addition to arrival reminders, bus two-dimensional code can also achieve public transport positioning, line inquiries and other functions. More and more cities, sweeping the two-dimensional code, such as public transport, playing, is becoming a reality.

"No manual input is required to find the apps I want to download." "Wongbo, a network enthusiast in Beijing, said," When taking the subway, the frequent application advertisements on the subway channel often arouse my interest in downloading the trial. No two-dimensional code, can only go back to search the Internet. Now, the two-dimensional code eliminates the search process, narrowing the distance between the real world and the digital world.

"In fact, two-dimensional code is not a new technology, since 2007, the application of two-dimensional code has been increasing." "2005 on the two-dimensional code industry in China Yangxin Tong Chairman Huang San said, just in the" cloud "concept of the people, mobile internet users exploded after the growth of the two-dimensional code industry from the" concept of communication "to" standard products ", really ushered in the spring.

Ministry of the latest data show that the first quarter of domestic mobile internet users have reached 817 million, users of the average monthly mobile internet access traffic breakthrough 100M, to 117.4M. Industry insiders predict that the end of the national mobile Internet users are expected to break through the 900 million mark.

New channels for viral transmission

More than 500 Chinese characters or 2,710 digits, a two-dimensional code can accommodate more than ordinary bar code dozens of times times higher. Just use a smartphone to scan it, you can add micro-trust friends, download coupons, browsing the web, video, and even some people use two-dimensional code to make their own personal business cards. "Sweep", gradually become smartphone users of the fashion language.

However, with convenience, the two-dimensional code also brings unprecedented security threats.

Recently, Ms. Li, who lives in Wu, Taiyuan, has just suffered a two-dimensional code trap. She swept the two-dimensional code to win coupons on the website, swept the two-dimensional code after the virus in the phone, instead of just charging 120 yuan to sweep away. Similar encounters are taking place all over the country. Shanxi Provincial Public Security Bureau Network Police Corps said that, although the amount is small, but last year, the use of two-dimensional code fraud has increased markedly.

Song Tong, director of the Institute of Communications and Information Research at the Ministry of Telecommunications, said that the security situation of mobile Internet is more severe than the traditional internet. Data show that the 2012 C N C E R t monitoring and Network Security Enterprise Bulletin of the mobile Internet malicious program sample of 162,981, although the number is not many, but the increase is 25 times times than 2011. Among them, two-dimensional code is becoming a mobile phone virus, phishing Web site to disseminate new channels.

Information Security Senior Engineer Chen Delong said, two-dimensional code is only an intermediary, it can store a variety of information, but also be used by hackers, storage virus software link address. For the general public, whether the two-dimensional code has virus information is difficult to distinguish. When consumers scan two-dimensional code with their mobile phones, they may download to the virus.

Taiyuan Mobile Technician said that the link with the virus program to deliver a Web site into a two-dimensional code does not exist technical barriers. Only need to search on the internet arbitrary "two-dimensional code generator", and then the virus software download address to the two-dimensional code generator, immediately can generate a maze-like two-dimensional code picture, the entire process does not even take 1 minutes.

Fu, chief executive of Jinshan Network, says that, in addition to mobile viruses, phishing sites that steal users ' privacy are growing. From another point of view, in the increasingly serious mobile internet security situation, because users generally lack of awareness, the spread of two-dimensional code also increased the transmission rate of the virus.

Regulatory deficiencies need to be filled

"The application of two-dimensional code is the general trend, not because of fraud and unworthy." Yang, director of the China Electronic Commerce Association Policy and Law Committee, said that the combination of mobile camera and two-dimensional code recognition software is equivalent to each mobile phone user has a portable reading code machine. With the progress of mobile internet technology, as a more advanced and efficient encoding, two-dimensional code will eventually replace the existing bar code.

For two-dimensional code to promote the existence of security risks, Yang contend that in the rise of two-dimensional code period, users should enhance security awareness, industry should also be self-discipline, improve the relevant norms.

Experts suggest that "sweep" before the consumer should try to verify the source of two-dimensional code, the choice of formal enterprises, the two-dimensional business to scan, if it is the mall's promotional two-dimensional code, but also to the mall to verify after the scan.

It is understood that the China Electronic Chamber of Technology products Applications of the Professional Committee two-dimensional code Special Working Group was established last year, and launched the National network of Things to the two-dimensional public service platform, the development and promotion of two-dimensional code technology standards. However, only technical standards, it is obviously difficult to solve the two-dimensional code security risks.

Industry insiders said that the two-dimensional code use of the lack of supervision and the industry's low threshold is the source of its security risks. Currently registered a two-dimensional code enterprises do not need any professional qualifications, production, release two-dimensional code also has no special requirements.

For the supervision Department, the standard of two-dimensional code and the construction and perfection of the laws and regulations system for the security of mobile Internet are imminent, it is urgent to start with the threshold, qualification, certification and record, and further standardize the market development environment and protect the legitimate rights and interests of users.