Hezbollah claims Israel is dropping leaflets with barcodes that withdraw all information from any phone that scans them

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Hezbollah’s media office said Tuesday that Israel was dropping leaflets with a “very dangerous” barcode on them into Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, warning that scanning the code by phone would “withdraw all information” from any device.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/24/world-news/hezbollah-says-israel-dropping-leaflets-with-very-dangerous-barcodes-onto-lebanon/

Hezbollah warned the Lebanese public on Tuesday against scanning QR codes attached to leaflets dropped by Israeli warplanes in various areas across Lebanon, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, Hezbollah’s media department said Israeli leaflets were dropped in the Bekaa Valley.

‘Please do not open or share the QR codes; they should be disposed of immediately as they are very dangerous. This code can extract all the information on your devices and poses a threat to your safety. We urge everyone to exercise caution’
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240924-hezbollah-warns-lebanese-public-not-to-scan-very-dangerous-israel-barcodes-amid-attacks/

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