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In the Netherlands, a quarter of the 24 million debit cards now equipped with technology that enables contactless payment. But is safe or not
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The new debit cards that can be used for contactless payment, are “in theory” to abuse by criminals. Research indicates that attackers holding a special reader close person only, so can transfer funds to their own account.
Still, this does not mean that the suit be unsafe, the Payments Association Netherlands states in response to reports in the AD. The possibility of fraud is proven in a laboratory setting, “But there’s no villain who did this in the Netherlands. This, despite the steps already almost two years in circulation, “said the spokesman opposite news agency ANP.
It is expected that contactless payment is popular is abolished if the smart card by January 1, 2015.
Contactless payment: criminal must quite do its best
Having the reader is not enough for criminals wireless cards like draining
To be able to transfer money. , criminals should also have a contract with a transaction processor. And they need to have a bank account. That makes this type of abuse traceable, according to the Payments Association Netherlands. Furthermore, can be transferred only 25 euros per transaction
For consumers who do not trust the organization does have a tip. A pass that comes in a metal case or wrapped in aluminum foil can not be by scanners recognized
source:. ANP / Z24
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