Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center's (ITRC) Weekly Breach Breakdown for September 6, 2024. I'm Timothy Walden. Thanks to SentiLink for their support of the ITRC and this podcast. Each week on this podcast, we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today, we'll discuss a scam that's been around for a while but has seen a recent resurgence with a twist: QR code scams and, particularly, the parking meter QR code scam.

Since the dawn of the Internet, links have always been part of the ecosystem. However, they have only recently jumped from our screens onto artwork, walls, stickers, and almost anywhere else in the form of QR codes. QR codes, or quick response codes, are the little black and white squares we've all been asked to take photos of to see the latest restaurant menu. However, recently, they've taken a darker turn.

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