QR -Ocode -Phishing is increasing, reports on warnings
These attacks required over 1,300 victims in 2024
Cyber criminals explain their QR codes as legitimate payment methods
“Quishing” or QR code phishing claims more victims in the UK than ever, with action fraud, received 1,386 incidents reports last year, a serious increase from 2019, when 100 attacks were recorded.
These are especially widespread in “contactless payment hotspots” as parking meters and restaurant menus, where criminals will stick their own malicious QR code over an existing legitimate QR code.
