Madeline Sanders over at Consumer Media Network recently wrote an excellent article on credit card safety for those who are just getting started. It contains good basic information for the newbie and those that have had cards for years.
I’ve always tended to leave out the basics in my posts but maybe I shouldn’t. Some of us take these basics for granted and others never think of them. I think it’s always good to get a review so go take a look at the article. It’s worth the trip!
Once again, the vulnerability of RFID cards is demonstrated while the payment industry insists that it can’t happen.
At a recent hacker conference in Washington, DC one of the speakers, a security researcher, demonstrated the vulnerability of these cards by actually scanning the information of a volunteer’s card, writing it to a bland magnetic strip, and paying herself $15.00
Those of us tat follow this sort of thing have known this for quite some time – it’s no surprise. What concerns me more than the vulnerability is the fact that so many people attending this conference didn’t realize they had RFID cards that needed to be protected. These are security specialists and real hackers. If they don’t know, do you?
Take a look at the logos at the top of this post. Take a look at your credit and debit cards. Look for the words PayWave, PayPass, Zip, Blink or ExpressPay. If you see any of these on any of your cards, you need to protect them now. It can be as simple as a piece of tin foil or a commercially available protector. Just enter “rfid wallet” in your favorite search engine and spring a few bucks.
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