Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a novel attack that could allow criminals to trick a point of sale terminal into transacting with a victim's Mastercard contactless card while believing it to be a Visa card. The research, published by a group of academics from the ETH Zurich, builds on a study detailed last September that delved into a PIN bypass attack, permitting bad … [Read more...] about New Hack Lets Attackers Bypass MasterCard PIN by Using Them As Visa Card
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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
Amazon Rewards Visa Card adds support for Apple Pay
Owners of the popular Amazon Rewards Visa Card, which awards 3 percent back on all Amazon.com purchases, can now add their card to Passbook for the newly launched Apple Pay service. The Amazon Rewards Visa was not compatible with Apple Pay when it debuted on Monday, telling users that the card was not yet supported. But that's changed as of Friday, and users can now … [Read more...] about Amazon Rewards Visa Card adds support for Apple Pay