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 …
Is PCI DSS 3.2 an incompatible truth with contactless payment cards and an inconvenient truth for Banks and card issuers? The following is an interpretation of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard version 3.2 (PCI DSS 3.2) against the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A viral Facebook post which claims to show a man using a contactless card reader to steal from unsuspecting victims has got some people worried. Original article from the www.independent.co.uk A Facebook post which claims to show a man using a …
Is RFID blocking necessary technology? There is quite a lot of debate about whether the RFID blocking technology is really needed or whether it is just a need created by marketers. We found an interesting article with an opinion against …
This bank card was stolen, but shows that payments up to £30 can be made without any checks on identity of the person or the contactless payment card. With modern hacking and cloning techniques this can easily be achieved without …