Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananPayment Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication (NFC) to cash out victim's funds at scale. The technique, codenamed Ghost Tap by ThreatFabric, enables cybercriminals to cash-out money from stolen credit cards linked to mobile payment services such as Google Pay or Apple … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments
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Critical WooCommerce Payments Plugin Flaw Patched for 500,000+ WordPress Sites
Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / WordPress Patches have been released for a critical security flaw impacting the WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress, which is installed on over 500,000 websites. The flaw, if left unresolved, could enable a bad actor to gain unauthorized admin access to impacted stores, the company said in an advisory on March 23, 2023. It … [Read more...] about Critical WooCommerce Payments Plugin Flaw Patched for 500,000+ WordPress Sites
NORBr leverages Elastic to keep payments on track and improve key business metrics
NORBr is the #1 global distributor of payment services for digital merchants, allowing customers to connect, manage, and benchmark all their payment services through a single API and single platform. NORBr creates the perfect match between digital merchants and payment companies via a no-code routing engine to send transactions to the best-performing payment service providers. … [Read more...] about NORBr leverages Elastic to keep payments on track and improve key business metrics
Apple Pay Can be Abused to Make Contactless Payments From Locked iPhones
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched flaw in Apple Pay that attackers could abuse to make an unauthorized Visa payment with a locked iPhone by taking advantage of the Express Travel mode set up in the device's wallet. "An attacker only needs a stolen, powered on iPhone. The transactions could also be relayed from an iPhone inside someone's bag, without their … [Read more...] about Apple Pay Can be Abused to Make Contactless Payments From Locked iPhones
New PIN Verification Bypass Flaw Affects Visa Contactless Payments
Even as Visa issued a warning about a new JavaScript web skimmer known as Baka, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an authentication flaw in the company's EMV enabled payment cards that permits cybercriminals to obtain funds and defraud cardholders as well as merchants illicitly.The research, published by a group of academics from the ETH Zurich, is a PIN bypass attack … [Read more...] about New PIN Verification Bypass Flaw Affects Visa Contactless Payments
Online scams related to COVID-19 payments
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a major blow to the global economy. Restrictive measures have forced many companies to suspend operations, and workers to take time off at their own expense. Attempting to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, governments worldwide are taking steps to support businesses and citizens through tax breaks, compensation schemes, stimulus checks, … [Read more...] about Online scams related to COVID-19 payments
Apple Removes Last Remaining Bitcoin Wallet App From the App Store
Apple has removed Blockchain, the last remaining Bitcoin wallet app, from its App Store. The app allowed users to send and receive bitcoin payments and featured Email/SMS Notifications, QR Code Support, URI support, and more. … [Read more...] about Apple Removes Last Remaining Bitcoin Wallet App From the App Store