Friday, 30 March 2012 09:02
‘Millions more British bank customers have been exposed to fraud through the latest credit and debit card technology.
On Friday Channel 4 News reported that Barclays Visa contactless cards (ones which bear the symbol pictured) can be read using an off-the-shelf mobile phone running a special app.
ViaForensics, the company which carried out the research for Channel 4 News, has now shown the same technique works on a Visa debit card issued by Lloyds. And banking industry insiders have told us that all Visa contactless cards can potentially be read in this way.’
Read more: Fraud Fears Grow Over Contactless Bank Card Technology
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