Experts have warned about a scheme to fake QR codes to enter restaurants

Fraudsters offer to buy a generated QR code that leads to a fake website imitating Gosuslugi. The experts reported

Ways have begun to appear on the Internet to circumvent the requirement of the Moscow authorities to let restaurants and cafes enter restaurants and cafes using a QR code confirming the safety of a person during the spread of CORONAVIRUS, Kommersant writes with reference to computer security experts. The scammers offer to generate a QR code that would lead to a website imitating Gosuslugi.

When checking such a generated QR code, a restaurant or cafe employee may not notice the domain substitution, the publication reports.

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The use of such a scheme was confirmed in InfoWatch. Andrey Arsentiev, HEAD of the company's analytics and special projects department, claims that recently there have been many groups and TELEGRAM channels that offer to buy QR codes to visit establishments.

SearchInform, a Russian developer of information security tools, reported that recently the number of domain names imitating Gosuslugi has increased from two to 29.

“Moreover, if in the case of fake vaccination certificates we can talk about corruption in medical institutions, then QR codes are usually sold by scammers,” Arsentiev added.

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The Croc it company confirmed that a fake QR code leading to a fake website is the most common way to bypass coronavirus restrictions.

Experts believe that in a hurry when checking the code in restaurants and cafes, they may not notice a fake domain. Aleksey Drozd, head of the SearchInform information security department, suggested that special software could be used to detect fake codes, which matches the domain and subdomains and cuts off incorrect links.

The Moscow Department of Information Technology told the newspaper that the use of fake QR codes falls under Art. 327 of the Criminal Code (forgery and use of official documents). However, the Russian Bar Association did not agree with this. “The QR code is not a document, but art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation can only be applied to paper documents on official forms approved by the state standard, or to electronic documents signed with an electronic digital signature, ”explained Dmitry Lipin, a member of the commission for legal support of the digital economy of the Moscow branch of the association.

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The requirement to allow customers to use QR codes came into force on June 28. Anyone who has either completed a full course of vaccination against covid-19 , or had been ill with coronavirus within six months before visiting the restaurant, or received a negative PCR test result no later than three days before, can receive the code.

Until July 12, without a QR code, you can visit the summer verandas and outdoor terraces of establishments.

As of Monday, June 28, approximately 2.5 million people received the codes in three days.