Cybercriminals could use altered Quick Response (QR) codes to steal personal and financial information of unsuspecting customers, the FBI warns.
The agency warned consumers that criminals are tampering with some codes to steal information and money.Cybercriminals could use altered Quick Response codes to steal personal and financial information of unsuspecting customers, the FBI warns.
"While QR codes have been around for a very long time, certainly in recent years, they've gained more widespread use," Dave Ring, section chief of the FBI's Cyber Division told ABC News."Part of that is with the pandemic and a drive toward being as contactless as possible, QR codes give people the opportunity to just use their phone camera and scan a QR code."
"A cybercriminal can swap out a completely innocuous legitimate QR code for one that directs people to a malicious site, and that malicious site may prompt someone to click a link and could potentially download malware onto their device," Ring said.Customers use their phones to look up a digital menu via a QR code on the table in San Pedro Brewing Company, May 29, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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