Attention hikers: treacherous QR codes in the Harz blade out crypto traps!

Attention hikers: treacherous QR codes in the Harz blade out crypto traps!

Hexe am Skulpturenpfad, 38700 Schulenberg im Oberharz, Deutschland - hikers in the Harz, be careful! Criminals have developed a perfidious stitch to pull the money out of well -meaning guests. According to a report by the "Goslarschen Zeitung", fraudsters have glued a fake QR code to a donation box from the Schulenberg Harz Club. This stitch aims to lure unsuspecting hikers to a fraudulent website on which they are asked to donate via Bitcoin. The donation box that stands on the sculpture "Hexe" on the sculpture path is often used by hikers who want to help the club.

The ominous sticker was discovered last weekend (October 12th and 13th) and immediately removed. So far it is unclear how many hikers fell on the fraud stitch. The Schulenberg Harz Club points out that they do not use QR codes and only rely on classic donation boxes. The police urgently warn against this new phenomenon of "quishing", in which criminal QR codes use for phishing-like attacks. It is advised to counter every QR code with skepticism so as not to fall into the trap. more www.news38.de .