SAN DIEGO — A new text scam is making the rounds, and it’s designed to look official.
It’s an image claiming to be a final notice of a court enforcement action, complete with a California state seal and a QR code. The message tells recipients they must scan the code to pay for a traffic violation or appear at a scheduled court hearing.
But cybersecurity experts say there are several red flags.
Nikolas Behar, an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at the University of San Diego, said the format alone should raise concern…