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NCSC warns about quishing wave at Swiss parking meters
Switzerland's National Cyber Security Centre reports a wave of stickered QR codes on parking meters that redirect to fake payment pages.
Switzerland's NCSC reports rising quishing cases at parking meters in several Swiss cities during May 2026. Attackers paste fake QR codes over the legitimate payment QRs on the meters. On scan, the victim lands on a convincingly real payment page, enters credit card data – and the data goes straight to the attackers.
What to do
- Pay parking fees through the operator's official app (Easypark, Parkingpay)
- If you must use a QR code: check the URL carefully after scan before entering anything
- Report suspicious QR codes to the NCSC at report.ncsc.admin.ch