{"id":8992,"date":"2023-12-04T02:50:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=8992"},"modified":"2023-12-04T02:50:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:50:48","slug":"how-to-not-get-hacked-by-a-qr-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=8992","title":{"rendered":"How to Not Get Hacked by a QR Code"},"content":{"rendered":"


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And you don\u2019t need anything special to create a QR code. The tools are widely available and straightforward to use, and putting together a QR code of your own isn\u2019t much more difficult than scanning one<\/a>. If you wanted to create a QR code that points to a website that\u2019s been put together for malicious purposes, it would only take a couple of minutes. The QR code could then be stuck on a wall, attached to an email, or printed on a document, ready to be scanned.<\/p>\n

The aims of these websites are the same as they\u2019ve always been: to get you to download something that will compromise the security of your accounts or your devices, or to get you to enter some login credentials that will then be relayed straight to the hackers (most probably using a spoof site set up to look like something genuine and trustworthy). The intended end results are the same as ever, but the method of getting there is different.<\/p>\n

Avoiding QR Code Hacks<\/p>\n

The security precautions you should already be using<\/a> are the same ones that will keep you protected against QR code hacking. Just as you would with emails or instant messages, don\u2019t trust QR codes if you\u2019re not sure where they\u2019ve come from\u2014perhaps attached to suspicious-looking emails or on websites that you can\u2019t verify. The QR code on the menu in your local restaurant, in contrast, is highly unlikely to have been generated by hackers.<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s always the chance that the accounts of your friends, family, and colleagues have been compromised, so you can never be 100 percent sure that a message with a QR code in it is genuine. Scams will usually try to imply a sense of urgency and alarm: Scan this QR code to verify your identity or prevent the deletion of your account or take advantage of a time-limited offer.<\/p>\n

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