Coinbase Super Bowl ad and security risks of QR codes Coinbase's sixty-second commercial was unexpected and unique: a blank screen and QR code ricocheting against the sides of the frame while changing colors Once scanned, the code redirected first-time users to Coinbase's promotional website and offered a limited-time promotion of $15 worth of free Bitcoin to new customers, as well as the chance
Crying wolf over QR codes? Coinbase’s Super Bowl ad sparks . . . The most controversial part of a Coinbase ad during Super Bowl LVI had nothing to do with cryptocurrency, at least in many infosec circles Instead, it was the company’s decision to display a simple QR code that kicked off a furious Twitter debate that stretched into the week