Fraud in Dortmund: False QR codes hardened parking fees!
Fraud in Dortmund: False QR codes hardened parking fees!
In Dortmund, a new fraud stitch ensures uncertainty among drivers. At least 90 parking machines were covered with manipulated QR codes that lead to fraudulent websites, reports Ruhr24 . These fake codes were discovered on January 27 when a controller of the civil engineering office noticed the stickers. Drivers who scan the false QR codes pay money for a parking ticket, but do not receive a valid ticket and ultimately lose their money to the fraudsters.
The police have already started investigations and checks other parking machines, especially the machines in Kaiserstrasse and on Lake Phoenix. The city of Dortmund also urgently warns of this method, which is called "quishing"-a form of phishing in which fake QR codes are used to steal personal data and payment information. The perpetrators thus try to cause both financial and data protection damage.
warnings for drivers
The civil engineering office has already filed a complaint and calls on the population for help. Witnesses who can provide information about the perpetrators or are themselves injured should immediately contact the Dortmund police station on 0231/132-7441. In the current situation, it is advisable to consider over glued QR codes to parking machines as suspicious and to avoid them entirely.
The connection to cybercrime
The problem of quishing is not new, but it is currently becoming apparent how susceptible to everyday payment systems are for such attacks. According to information from
In order to protect themselves from such attacks, users should always make sure to check the URL after scanning a QR code. The manual input of the URL into the browser can also help to avoid phishing websites. Security experts advise also to pay attention to SSL certificates and critically examine the origin of domains. With these measures, drivers can significantly minimize the risk of becoming victims of quishing and other fraud forms.
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