{"id":4777,"date":"2026-01-20T14:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altanet.ro\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:17:07","slug":"quishing-qr-phishing-frauda-coduri-qr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altanet.ro\/en\/2026\/01\/20\/quishing-qr-phishing-frauda-coduri-qr\/","title":{"rendered":"Quishing: How hackers steal your data through a simple QR code when you scan the menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the pandemic, we've gotten used to seeing those black and white squares everywhere. We scan them to see the menu at a restaurant, pay for parking, or connect to Wi-Fi. It's convenient and fast, right? Well, that's exactly what hackers are counting on in 2026.<\/p>\n

The new fraud method is called Quishing<\/strong> (a combination of \"QR\" and \"Phishing\"). At Altanet Craiova<\/strong> we have noticed an increase in these attacks in public spaces and we want to teach you how to distinguish a useful code from a dangerous trap.<\/p>\n

What is Quishing and how does the \"sticker attack\" work?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Unlike complicated viruses that require programming, Quishing is frighteningly simple and physical. The hacker doesn't hack the restaurant's server. He just prints his own QR code on a sticker and sticks it over<\/strong> the original code on the table or parking meter.<\/p>\n

You take out your phone, scan the code on the table, convinced that you will see the menu of the day, but you are redirected to a fake website. There you are asked to \"confirm your age\" by entering your Facebook data or to \"pay a small fee\" by entering your card details. The second you hit Enter, the hacker has everything.<\/p>\n

Where are you most exposed to this risk?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hackers choose crowded places, where people are in a hurry and not paying attention:<\/p>\n