As per a Fox News report, 29 parking pay stations in Austin have been found plastered with fraudulent QR codes. People attempting to pay for parking using those QR codes may have been directed to a fraudulent website and made a payment. The Massachusetts State Police has sent out a cautionary message as well, asking residents and visitors to avoid QR codes they come across in parking stations. As per ABC News, officials had spotted five locations where scammy QR codes were affixed. The kind of scammy payment pages these fraudulent QR codes open.

Source: The Nation January 14, 2022 17:12 UTC