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QR code fraud warning issued by Belgian federal police

01/22/202001/21/2020 Sam Lambert

Consumers across the country are being warned about online scams using quick response codes. Federal police in Belgium have issued a new QR code fraud warning. It cautions smartphone and mobile device users about scams using quick response codes. Quick response codes have become central to certain types of scams allowing scammers to steal money. The QR code fraud warning was issued to everyone. That said, it was primarily meant to target anyone buying products or services online. For instance, those shopping in second-hand markets online were considered to be…

QR code login scam threatens Discord user security

01/17/202001/14/2020 Julie Campbell

QR code login scam - Discord Login with QR Code on YouTube

The popular gaming messenger service has cautioned its users about the risk of pwned accounts. Discord has altered parts of its quick response code-based login system following reports of a QR code login scam. A number of the service’s users have warned that the previous version had suffered scammer abuse. The old system reportedly was being used by scammers attempting to gain user account access. Discord implemented changes to overcome prior vulnerabilities to the feature that was first launched in December. It didn’t take long before the strategy fell victim…

QR code spam threat rises as most device users remain fully unaware

12/02/201912/01/2019 John Montgallo

New research shows that 74 percent of internet users have no idea of the risks from quick response codes. Seventy four percent of internet users have absolutely no idea that QR code spam exists, according to a G.M.X. commissioned survey. This lack of awareness has occurred despite the fact that the problem is becoming worse. Security experts from G.M.X., a European email provider, has detected a stark rise in the amount of QR code spam. The survey was commissioned in order to better understand whether or not device users understand…

QR code security update needed, says Quick Response code creator

09/03/201909/03/2019 Jennifer Goula

QR code security - Smartphone with QR code

Japanese engineer, Masahiro Hara, vows to strengthen the safety of the system. Hara, the creator of the 2D code, says that improved QR code security is needed since it has become so popular and is now being widely used as he hadn’t expected for various applications all over the globe. Now that it is a worldwide multipurpose application utilized in a variety of fields, including cashless payments via smartphones, Hara wants to strengthen the safety of the system. The QR Code is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019. The quick…

New QR code security system in Japan to help boost cashless transactions in the country

05/22/201905/21/2019 Jesse Collins

QR code security system - CGTN America YouTube

Electronic payments have been slow to expand in Japan. A new QR code security system is in the works that could help cashless payments take off in Japan. The country wants to increase its number of digital transactions to not only reduce the number of cash transaction, but to also make it easier for the government to collect taxes with better efficiency. Japan wants to increase total digital payments of all transactions to 40% by 2025. In Japan, cashless payments have been slow to take off, with 80% of people…