Despite demonstrations to show it's possible, documented cases of RFID credit card fraud are unknown. And as security professionals know, there is a huge gulf between potential crime and actual crime.

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As contactless payment adoption accelerates globally, cybersecurity researchers report a measurable increase in RFID skimming incidents targeting credit cards, electronic passports, and identification ...

It’s been known for some time that there are security issues associated with the increasing use of RFID tags in credit cards, but this past weekend afforded a fresh demonstration of just how easy it ...

[Navic] wrote in to show us his latest project. This is a portable smart card reader with a nice LCD display. he just happened to have a Basic Stamp 2px, smart card reader, and smart card ...

Why digital pickpocketing is a growing threat in today's contactless world — and how RFID skimming works without physical contact How the SafeCard RFID protection wallet technology is designed to ...

All new MasterCards in Canada, as well as Visa cards from two of the big banks, supply cardholder info over radio waves. ((Canadian Press)) Most newly issued credit cards pose major fraud and privacy ...

[Navic] added a slew of abilities to his RFID reader. It’s now a full-featured RFID reader and smart card writer with extras. When we looked at it last time the unit was just an RFID and smart card ...

The credit card companies are taking the “necessary steps” so consumers can use the cards in a secure way, said ITRC executive director Jay Foley. “There is no real pickpocketing capability there. You ...