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Beware of computer attack / Sunny Days Cactus in Europe

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:53 pm
by nachtkrabb
Today I bought two miniature cacti in Germany, without names but with a QR-Code "scan for variety". First I thought that a good idea.

The nursery is somewhere in Spain. On the backside of their packaging is a QR-code wich leads you to an internet site with all the species sold. ...aaaand another site was opened with it. Being very tired, I didn' check it at first: That was a security attack on my tablet!!!! They tried to install something!!! So I just tried to shut down my tablet as fast as I can. I will not restart it but at the store of the vendor with somebody there to help me.

:evil: So do beware before you scan the code of plants from Sunny Days Cactus! :evil:
On the European plant passport they have the nursery number ES-14-30-3260.

Take care,
Nachtkrabb.

Do NOT scan this code:
Do not scan this code!!!
Do not scan this code!!!
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Re: Beware of computer attack / Sunny Days Cactus in Europe

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:55 pm
by jerrytheplater
Did you contact the nursery and let them know what happened? Maybe they are not responsible.

Re: Beware of computer attack / Sunny Days Cactus in Europe

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:40 pm
by nachtkrabb
Hi Jerry, I admit that I didn't.
I had next to never used the browser on that tablet, only once with something totally different. Then I closed all open windows carefully.
An internet site usually does not open on its own accord. Soooooo....? :oops:
N.