The Hague warned citizens about fake QR codes being placed on top of legitimate ones in parking lots across the city.
The codes redirect users to phishing sites where hackers steal banking details.
Similar schemes have also been spotted in the UK and US last year.

Valse QR-codes op parkeerautomaten
Pas op voor valse QR-codes op parkeerautomaten in Den Haag. Oplichters plakken deze stickers met nepcodes op de parkeerautomaten. Ze willen uw geld stelen.

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