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Quishing is the QR code scam you should be aware of


  • Banks and regulators have warned of the growing risk of shutdowns
  • A form of phishing that uses fraudulent QR codes to steal information
  • These malicious links are not easily recognized by users or email scanners

It’s not just suspicious links to look out for in your email inbox: QR code phishing – or ‘quishing’ – is becoming an increasingly common threat, with fraudulent codes designed to slip through security systems and trick you into tempted to hand over your financial information.

A number of British banks, along with the UK’s National Cyber ​​Security Center and the US Federal Trade Commission, have recently warned about the dangers of this increasingly sophisticated quishing scam.

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