Consumer Corner: How to avoid losing money to quishing this Christmas

According to Keepnet in the UK, quishing - when scammers use QR codes to try and trick people out of their money - is jumping by 270% monthly

Quishing attacks have exceeded 100 million incidents and affect every sector.

Just like Christmas is now all around us, so too are scams. One scam in particular is on the rise and could see many people fall victim to this festive season.

Quishing is when scammers use QR codes to try and trick people out of their money. According to Keepnet in the UK, quishing attacks are jumping by 270% monthly and they say it is becoming increasingly prevalent and hazardous. They also say that quishing attacks have exceeded 100 million incidents and affect every sector.