{"id":14765,"date":"2024-06-08T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/look-before-you-scan-the-qr-code-scammers-are-phishing-for-business-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:37:45","slug":"look-before-you-scan-the-qr-code-scammers-are-phishing-for-business-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/look-before-you-scan-the-qr-code-scammers-are-phishing-for-business-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Look before you scan \u2013 the QR code scammers are phishing for business | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The proliferation of Quick Response codes has created a cybersecurity nightmare, but public vigilance can help <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a familiar scenario. You\u2019re going to a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. You\u2019re running late and it\u2019s raining. And there isn\u2019t a car park in sight. Ah, but here\u2019s some on-street parking and you gratefully pull into the empty bay. Now all you have to do is pay for a couple of hours and then scuttle along to your meeting. But the parking meter (of course) no longer takes coins. This is the 21st century, after all.<\/p>\n

No worries \u2013 you can pay by phone. There are notices plastered all over the meter on how to pay using an app that \u2013 of course \u2013 you have not yet downloaded. The rain is getting heavier and there\u2019s no mobile signal. You\u2019re getting increasingly flustered. And then you spot that there\u2019s a Quick Response (QR) code \u2013 a nice (if incomprehensible) square with lots of funny squares and spaces \u2013 on one side of the meter. Phew! All you have to do is scan it and you\u2019ll be through to a website in no time. So you do and you are. Job done. Relax.<\/p>\n

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\nThe proliferation of Quick Response codes has created a cybersecurity nightmare, but public vigilance can help
\nHere\u2019s a familiar scenario. You\u2019re going to a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. You\u2019re running late and it\u2019s raining. And there isn\u2019t a car park in sight. Ah, but here\u2019s some on-street parking and you gratefully pull into the empty bay. Now all you have to do is pay for a couple of hours and then scuttle along to your meeting. But the parking meter (of course) no longer takes coins. This is the 21st century, after all.
\nNo worries \u2013 you can pay by phone. There are notices plastered all over the meter on how to pay using an app that \u2013 of course \u2013 you have not yet downloaded. The rain is getting heavier and there\u2019s no mobile signal. You\u2019re getting increasingly flustered. And then you spot that there\u2019s a Quick Response (QR) code \u2013 a nice (if incomprehensible) square with lots of funny squares and spaces \u2013 on one side of the meter. Phew! All you have to do is scan it and you\u2019ll be through to a website in no time. So you do and you are. Job done. Relax. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The proliferation of Quick Response codes has created a cybersecurity nightmare, but public vigilance can help Here\u2019s a familiar scenario. You\u2019re going to a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. You\u2019re running late and it\u2019s raining. And there isn\u2019t a car park in sight. Ah, but here\u2019s some on-street parking and you gratefully pull …<\/p>\n

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