On bus stops in Jelenia Góra, there were stickers with QR codes, allegedly intended to redirect to a page allowing checking the arrival time of the bus. The authoritative profile of the city warns - it is fraud, which could consequence in money failure or data theft.
On the authoritative website of the city of Jelenia Góra there was a informing about QR codes on stickers that appeared at public transportation stops. As stated in the communication, they are to propose "the anticipation of checking the arrival time of the bus after scanning the code".
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Jeleniogórski magisterate warns - scan these codes possibly result in failure of data or money.
"Discanting specified QR code can redirect the user to a website that charge or may consequence in another undesirable consequences, including threats to data security" - was written in the Communication.
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A akin informing was besides given by the Municipal Communication Department in Jelenia Góra.
"At stops appeared false QR code stickers indicating the anticipation of checking the arrival time of the bus after scanning the code. We ask you to be vigilant and not to use, as the QR code directs to a page that can charge charges" - passed.
Quishing - method of cheaters
He besides appeared Officials' appeal to residents and persons utilizing public transport unscanned unknown QR codes on stops, usage only from authoritative applications and websites an online public transport operator, as well as reporting fake stickers to the services or city authorities.
Deer Mountain assures that the service keep checking applications And they're working to remove signs that could origin major damage.
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This is not the first specified situation - in Krakow in 2023 stickers appeared on parking metersIt's expected to be redirected to a ticket-buying website. Krakow taxation Administration besides warned false mandates with QR code and the heading "Call to pay" left behind the car wipers.
Criminals thus usage the alleged "data and money". quishing, or fraud involving the preparation of QR codes, for net theft.
"What can happen if we scan 'forgeried' code? We'll be diverted to a fake site. a known brand, bank or another institution that was created to effort to bargain user data, or an infected file will be downloaded on our device, which can origin quite a few damage" - warns the Ministry of Digitization on its website.
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