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The north wind will pick up, especially in the east, and may be strong in places. Temperatures will drop to between 10 and 0 degrees. Thursday will begin with widespread cloud cover. From the Tyrolean lowlands across western Lower Austria to the north of Upper Styria, it will remain cloudy throughout the day, with light rain falling in some areas, especially in the mountains. Snowfall is possible at times above an altitude of 1000 to 1400 meters. The sun shines occasionally in the south, especially in East Tyrol and Upper…

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Suddenly the account is empty – just because of a small scan. They are practical, can be seen everywhere, and are extremely dangerous: QR codes. Throughout Austria, the police are warning of a new, perfidious scam. Criminals are shamelessly exploiting the increasing popularity of the square codes to obtain the data and money of unsuspecting citizens. Drivers who buy parking tickets by cell phone are being targeted, and customers of banks and parcel services are also being targeted increasingly. The perpetrators are acting with frightening sophistication. The scam is simple,…

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In recent months, QR code fraud at parking machines in Austria has increased significantly. The so-called “quishing” is particularly deceitful. Criminals manipulate QR codes on parking machines, for example, and use them to lure unsuspecting drivers to fake payment pages. “Do not scan any codes”The real QR codes are covered with almost identical stickers. Anyone who scans the code ends up on a fake website where sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, are then entered. Following an increase in cases of fraud, the police and AK are now warning…

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A woman from Salzburg (48) from Flachgau actually wanted to save money when buying a vignette. But instead, she lost 48,000 euros.The 48-year-old used a search engine to find a “fake” online store. Believing that she had purchased a vignette for only 96.40 euros instead of the 103.8 euros offered by ASFINAG, she confirmed a so-called SMS-TAN. However, as she did not receive a confirmation by email but another request to confirm an SMS-TAN, the woman from Flachgau became suspicious and subsequently discovered that almost 48,000 euros had been debited…

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