Tag Archives: RFID

RFID cards convenient. For hackers

In case you haven’t read any of my earlier posts on the vulnerability of RFID, I offer this. Continue reading

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Contactless Payment and Fraud

Convenience of payment can mean convenience of fraud. For the payment industry it’s about the money, not the security. Continue reading

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I Stand Corrected. There Are RFID Cards in the U.S.

Yesterday I asked for some evidence that Smart Cards were being used in the U.S. Apparently they are. But… Continue reading

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RFID Credit Cards in the U.S. After All?

I’ve been saying that Smart Cards (RFID) won’t be coming to the U.S. because that’s what the card companies have been saying. According to at least one report, this isn’t true. Continue reading

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Card Companies Insecure About Security

The credit card companies don’t want the vulnerabilities of Chip & PIN credit cards to be exposed. They’ve made it VERY clear. So we can assume that there are some and it’s only a matter of time until the bad guys find them. Continue reading

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