QR codes bring convenience but also pose a risk of fraud called Quishing, which can cause users to lose money and expose personal data.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•24/08/2025
QR codes are increasingly popular in payments and digital life, but they also open the door to cybercrime. Quishing, short for QR code phishing, is a trick that uses QR codes to lead users to fake websites.
The danger is that the QR code hides the entire path, making it difficult for people to distinguish between safety and fraud. Bad guys can print fake codes and paste them at payment points, parking lots or coffee shops to steal money.
In addition, Quishing also appears in emails, winning messages or coupons to steal information. In some more sophisticated cases, QR codes also install applications containing malicious code to track and take control of the device. To prevent this, people should only scan codes from official sources, check the link and not provide OTP arbitrarily.
In the digital age, being vigilant when scanning QR codes is a shield to protect assets and personal data. Dear readers, please watch more videos : From January 1, 2026, digital products created by AI must have identification marks | Nhan Dan Newspaper
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