Tech

Soon, iPhones will process contactless payments without extra hardware

Enlarge / The iPhone XS, the oldest iPhone that will support Tap to Pay on iPhone. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple announced a limited new feature coming to iOS. With “Tap to Pay on iPhone,” merchants and vendors will be able to accept contactless payments from customers at point-of-sale using just an app on the […]

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NFC flaws let researchers hack an ATM by waving a phone

Enlarge (credit: Chalongrat Chuvaree | Getty Images) For years, security researchers and cybercriminals have hacked ATMs by using all possible avenues to their innards, from opening a front panel and sticking a thumb drive into a USB port to drilling a hole that exposes internal wiring. Now, one researcher has found a collection of bugs […]

Tech

NFC flaws let researchers hack an ATM by waving a phone

Enlarge (credit: Chalongrat Chuvaree | Getty Images) For years, security researchers and cybercriminals have hacked ATMs by using all possible avenues to their innards, from opening a front panel and sticking a thumb drive into a USB port to drilling a hole that exposes internal wiring. Now, one researcher has found a collection of bugs […]

Tech

NFC flaws let researchers hack an ATM by waving a phone

Enlarge (credit: Chalongrat Chuvaree | Getty Images) For years, security researchers and cybercriminals have hacked ATMs by using all possible avenues to their innards, from opening a front panel and sticking a thumb drive into a USB port to drilling a hole that exposes internal wiring. Now, one researcher has found a collection of bugs […]

Business

Apple Pay Constraints spark Dutch Madness probe

Our assignment to generate business better would be fueled by viewers just like you. The Dutch government ruler has started an investigation to contactless payments on smart phones, asserting that some systems may curtail innovation in the payments marketplace. There’therefore no termed goal for its probe, according to the watchdog’s normal processes, but the launch […]