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Fake QR codes make for easy scams – be careful what you scan out there

  • Written by Meena Jha, Head Technology and Pedagogy Cluster CML-NET, CQUniversity Australia
Fake QR codes make for easy scams – be careful what you scan out thereProxyclick/Unsplash

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to view the menu and order your meal.

At the train station, you scan the code on the poster for timetable updates. QR...

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