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quishing

Summary

quishing is a computer fraud[1]. quishing draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (computer_fraud category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • quishing's instance of is recorded as computer fraud[3].
  • quishing is a type of phishing[4].
  • quishing's described at URL is recorded as https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/25/qr-code-scam-what-is-quishing-drivers-app-phone-parking-payment[5].
  • quishing's described by source is recorded as QR Code Security: Mitigating the Issue of Quishing (QR Code Phishing)[6].
  • quishing's described by source is recorded as Check Point[7].
  • quishing's uses is recorded as QR code[8].

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Definition and Type

quishing's instance of is recorded as computer fraud[3]. quishing is a type of phishing[4].

Why It Matters

quishing draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (computer_fraud category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] quishing is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . checkpoint.com.. checkpoint.com.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). quishing. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/quishing
MLA “quishing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/quishing.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_quishing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{quishing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/quishing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · AmitAdarshGupta · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → QR Code Security: Mitigating the Issue of Quishing (QR Code Phishing), Check Point
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → computer fraud
    Subclass of → phishing
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.uniqode.com/blog/qr-code/what-you-need-to-know-about-qr-code-scams-and-how-to-stay-safe"
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