Category: Austrian News

In Austria, too, the clocks went forward to 3 a.m. at 2 a.m. on the dot, and the night was 60 minutes shorter. Last weekend in OctoberThe change to standard time (CET) will take place on the last weekend in October. What will happen with the abolition of the time changeover in the EU is still unclear, but it has already been decided. The ball is still in the EU Council of Ministers’ court; the transport ministers are responsible. Majority in favor of abolitionIn March 2019, the European Parliament voted…

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The influence of low pressure will bring rain and fresh northerly winds to Austria towards the weekend. It will be particularly wet in the southeast, with snowfall limits between 1,200 and 1,600 meters. Geosphere Austria forecasted this on Thursday. The start of the new week will also be increasingly rainy. Low pressure from the southeast will continue to dominate the weather on Friday. During the day, except in the west, dense clouds will gather over Austria, and light rain will spread as far as Lungau and the Salzkammergut. As a…

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Drivers are having a hard time at the moment. Cell phone parking scams are spreading, too. For months now, criminals have been trying to make money with fake Asfinag or other vignette sales points. The scam is always the same: fraudsters copy the websites of Asfinag and Co. and thus lure their victims into the trap. Alleged vignette purchase outrages driversThey believe they can buy a vignette and leave their credit card details. Initially, only the price of the alleged vignette is debited, while a little later, much higher amounts…

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Blood rain in Austria: Starting on Saturday, Saharan dust will cause reddish rainfall. Health caution is advised, especially for respiratory diseases.“Blood rain” sounds like the title of a new Stephen King horror novel or an old Viking ritual, but in reality, it is a fascinating natural phenomenon in which rainwater takes on a reddish hue. This happens when fine dust from the Sahara is transported into the atmosphere by wind currents and mixes with rainfall. The dust contains iron oxide, which gives the rain its characteristic red color.At the latest,…

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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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How do Austrians prefer to pay? According to a recent survey by bank99, in which 400 people took part, cash remains the preferred payment method, especially for smaller amounts (75 percent), trade services (66 percent) and restaurant visits (60 percent). Nevertheless, debit cards also play an important role, for example, at petrol stations (49%), clothing stores (47%) and supermarkets (43%). Payment behaviour: Women prefer cash, and men prefer digital payment methodsHowever, there are differences between the sexes: Women prefer cash more often, while men increasingly use credit cards or smartphone…

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