Traffic violation scams swap links for QR codes to steal your card details
ID: c87af641-4e6f-5a73-b2e0-140e89203a28
STIX ID: report--c87af641-4e6f-5a73-b2e0-140e89203a28
Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog
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This report warns of a widespread 2026 QR-code-based scam that impersonates government agencies (toll/traffic enforcement) to trick victims into scanning QR codes that lead to intermediary CAPTCHA pages and then phishing/payment sites, harvesting names, contact details, and credit card information; it highlights the technique's effectiveness, defensive advice, and FBI IC3 2025 statistics showing large-scale losses from similar impersonation and phishing fraud.
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