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Are RFID Skimmers FUD? Or a real, present threat?
wraith808:
Oh, I know it's real. But is it as real of a threat as the people that want to sell you RFID shielding say it is?
Deozaan:
That new (to the USA) chip and PIN system for credit cards has had a known vulnerability for 5 years, which has been successfully taken advantage of in the wild:
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/x-ray-scans-expose-an-ingenious-chip-and-pin-card-hack/
wraith808:
That new (to the USA) chip and PIN system for credit cards has had a known vulnerability for 5 years, which has been successfully taken advantage of in the wild:
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/x-ray-scans-expose-an-ingenious-chip-and-pin-card-hack/
-Deozaan (October 22, 2015, 12:17 AM)
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That's not RFID it doesn't seem. Or am I missing something?
Deozaan:
That new (to the USA) chip and PIN system for credit cards has had a known vulnerability for 5 years, which has been successfully taken advantage of in the wild:
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/x-ray-scans-expose-an-ingenious-chip-and-pin-card-hack/
-Deozaan (October 22, 2015, 12:17 AM)
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That's not RFID it doesn't seem. Or am I missing something?
-wraith808 (October 22, 2015, 08:38 AM)
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No, it's not RFID. But your quote said this:
The good news is the U.S. is finally adopting the Euro-style chip and pin pairing called EMV cards. They've been using this across the pond for nearly a decade, and it seems to be an effective redesign for minimizing fraud.
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My point wasn't to comment on whether or not RFID skimming was a real and present threat, but that the "new" Chip & PIN system isn't entirely secure either.
wraith808:
Ah... I just included the whole quote. The part I really meant was that RFID wasn't an everpresent threat.
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