contactless card

It's always been interesting to see what's going on with a bank card under the hood. How the bank card and POS terminal communication protocol is implemented, how it works, and how secure it is. This opportunity presented itself to me when I was doing an internship at a Digital Security company...

In real life, the vulnerability discovered is not dangerous, since fraudsters rarely have someone else's cards in their hands, says Visa. Cybersecurity experts from Positive Technologies have discovered a vulnerability, the exploitation of which allows cybercriminals to bypass the restriction...

Today, contactless payment cards are becoming more and more popular in world. Their difference from the usual "plastic" - in the ability to make transactions, simply by holding the card to the terminal. The fact that the card has such an opportunity is indicated by the corresponding icon on its...

Contactless financial products are a fast, convenient and secure one-touch way to pay for small everyday purchases. All banks issue cards that are tied to their own banking system or to the international one. You can make a debit, credit, co-branding, overdraft, premium, classic contactless card...

The contactless payment method has greatly simplified the purchase process: a couple of seconds - and you can pick up the goods. To pay, just touch the card to the reader, wait for the sound signal to confirm the payment and remove the card. After the signal, the terminal turns off, which...