I hate to say, “I told you so,” but I did. I have repeatedly warned against scanning QR codes. Following the pandemic and scanning QR codes at restaurants, people have become very comfortable with scanning QR codes, don’t think twice about it, and don’t fully grasp the risk associated with a malicious QR code. Find
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FBI Warns of Scammers Using QR Codes
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a warning alerting consumers that scammers are using malicious QR Codes to reroute unsuspecting customers to malicious sites to try to steal their data.
Also known as QRishing, [view related post] criminals are taking advantage of our familiarity with QR codes after using them at…
Smart Health Cards, Vaccine Passports, and Privacy
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Coronavirus, Data Privacy
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee recently announced that they are considering implementing vaccine passport programs in their respective states. Baker stated that he is working with other states to use a QR code system that allows users to scan to verify vaccination status. In Rhode Island, the Department of Health…
Privacy Tip #305 – Vishing, Smishing, and Now QRishing!
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
We have previously alerted you to vishing and smishing schemes [view related post]. A new scheme, using QR codes, is called QRishing or quishing. According to security company Abnormal, between September 15 and October 13, 2021, it identified a new way for hackers to try to get around security measures put in place to…