The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) is investigating rumors on internet forums that the keys that make a QR code valid have been leaked in France and Poland. This would, among other things, create a valid QR code in the name of Adolf Hitler, RTL Nieuws reports.
A spokesperson for the VWS says that they are not investigating the specific QR code of Adolf Hitler, as RTL suggests. They are, however, concerned about the bigger picture: ,,There are many rumors on internet forums that the private keys (with such a key you can sign a QR code so that it is valid, ed.) of France and Poland would have been leaked. . On the same forums it is also said that the Dutch key has been leaked, but we know for sure that this is not the case. Whether it is correct for the French and Polish keys, we do not know for sure. They can only shout.”
If the keys were actually leaked, cybercriminals could give certain QR codes a green check, while people have no right to do so. In that case, the country itself would have to revoke the key, and give the people who obtained the code a new one, the spokesperson explains.
It could also be that it is a rogue employee of the GGD in France or Poland who creates the codes. The ministry takes both scenarios into account and is closely monitoring them in cooperation with the countries concerned.
RTL explains that a cybercriminal shared the QR code to show that he could actually make them for everyone. He would sell the codes for about 300 euros each. These are also valid in the Netherlands, because they are European codes. Hitler’s code will no longer be valid for long. The Dutch scan app offers the possibility to block codes. The malicious QR code will soon turn red again.
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