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February 18, 2022 05:25 pm

FBI Sounds Alarm as QR Code Usage Soars

The pandemic has accelerated the usage of QR codes, taking them from niche status to an essential tool for businesses and marketers. From a report: Look no further than Sunday's Super Bowl commercial of nothing but a floating QR code sending users to the website of Coinbase. [...] Law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm about the risks. The FBI issued an alert in January warning Americans that cybercriminals "are tampering with QR codes to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal login and financial information." If you're scanning a physical code, make sure it hasn't been tampered with. For example, watch out for "a sticker placed on top of the original code," the FBI advises.

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