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QR scams / Scamiau QR.


Cyber Criminals are using QR technology to scam victims. They create their own malicious QR codes designed to trick people into sharing their banking or personal information. Victims are tricked into believing that they are navigating to legitimate sites.

 

🎄 Last festive season, over £764,000 was lost to QR fraud.

 

Stay safe this Christmas— stop and think before clicking a link or scanning a QR code. If you receive an email with a QR code use caution - it could be a scam.

 

If unsure - open the website address that you need to visit in a fresh browser rather than navigating there via the QR code. This will help to keep your data safe.

 

Read about how someone fell victim to fraudsters in railway station QR code scam here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-67335952

#NWPCyberSafe #12Frauds

Mae Seiberdroseddwyr yn defnyddio technoleg QR i dwyllo dioddefwyr. Maen nhw'n creu codau QR maleisus eu hunain sydd wedi'u cynllunio i dwyllo pobl i rannu eu gwybodaeth ariannol neu bersonol. Mae’r dioddefwyr yn cael eu twyllo i gredu eu bod wedi cyrraedd safle we dilys.

 

🎄Dros y Nadolig diwethaf, collwyd dros £764,000 i dwyll QR.

 

Cadwch yn ddiogel dros y Nadolig - arhoswch a meddyliwch cyn clicio ar ddolen neu sganio cod QR. Os byddwch yn derbyn e-bost gyda chod QR byddwch yn ofalus - gallai fod yn dwyll.

 

Os yn ansicr – chwiliwch am y wefan yr ydych eisiau ymweld ag ef mewn tudalen porwr gwe newydd yn hytrach na llywio yno drwy'r cod QR. Bydd hyn yn helpu i gadw eich data yn ddiogel.

 

Darllenwch am sut y bu i rywun gael eu twyllo gan sgam cod QR mewn gorsaf reilffordd  yma - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-67335952

#SeiberDdiogelHGC


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Dewi Owen
(North Wales Police, Cyber Crime Officer, North Wales)

Neighbourhood Alert Cyber Essentials