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As QR Code Use Grows, so Do ‘Quishing’ Scams
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As QR code use grows, so do ‘quishing’ scams
One of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the popularity of QR codes. They’re everywhere, from your table at a restaurant and the register at your favorite coffee shop to random stickers on light poles along the street. And just like with everything else, criminals have found a way to turn these helpful little codes into a scam. It’s called QR code phishing, better known as “quishing.” What is quishing? Similar to a regular phishin…
Criminal imagination knows no bounds. On Saturday, personnel from the Cybercrime Department detected a QR code placed in public places in the city of Resistencia. When scanned, it led to an online gaming website with no connection to the institutions or for educational or tourist purposes. The QR code was posted in visible areas, such as the walls of the Cathedral, with a professional design and no warning or identification of its origin. Thanks…
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