We have recently submitted out Kickstarter project for approval and have just had our confirmation email saying we have been accepted. Wish us luck for the next part of our journey, or even better pledge and get some of our cards. Kickstarter launch The Kickstarter project will be launched very soon, Read more…
What you should know about making a contactless payments How easy is it to get at data stored on your contactless bank card, it’s easy than you think. Card data scanned without authorisation BBC Rip Off Britain investigate how easy it is to use your bank card data scanned using Read more…
We present to your attention a presentation showing the ease of hacking RFID devices and access to data using standard NFC smartphones. The presentation describes potential RFID vulnerabilities in various devices (Mifare, RFID biometric passports, Mastercard PayPass, VISA PayWave), and how to exploit them using NFC smartphones. It shows how Read more…
A Facebook post has gone viral, after a man, Paul Jarvis, saw a thief scamming people out of their money in a tech-savvy manner. He was putting through payments of less than £30 in a wireless card reader and touching it on wallets of unsuspecting people. Mr. Jarvis took a picture Read more…
As contactless cards hit the mainstream more elderly people are reporting having small, regular amounts of money stolen A boom in the use of contactless cards is making elderly cardholders the victims of fraud as family and friends prey on their lack of digital knowhow, a charity has warned. Read Read more…
Even as far back as 2008 it was known that RFID contactless payment fraud was possible and that there was a way to protect RFID data, unfortunately this wasn’t implemented and bank cards are able to be scanned without the users knowledge and the data captured. It is easy to Read more…
Figures have revealed contactless payments now account for 18% of sales – up from 7% a year ago. A report by the UK Cards Association said that contactless transactions were higher in the six months to June than they were for the whole of last year. The average transaction cost Read more…
Contactless card payments are fast and convenient, but convenience comes at a price: they are vulnerable to fraud. Some of these vulnerabilities are unique to contactless payment cards, and others are shared with the Chip and PIN cards – those that must be plugged into a card reader – upon Read more…
Many have handed their card over to a bartender or shop keeper to tap the machine when paying, but you really shouldn’t Paying for goods is even easier with contactless pay. A tap and away you go. But if you are asked to pass your card over to the bartender Read more…
Smartphones will become the number one target for cyber criminals within five years, according to police and security experts. Sky News has been shown how hackers are developing viruses to by-pass a phone’s security, including the latest biometric systems. The malware ‘Trojan horse’ gives cyber-criminals undetected access to a phone’s Read more…