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Google Wallet - why you shouldn't throw away your wallet just yet
Google Wallet has been revealed to the world. Should you be throwing away your physical wallet or are there good reasons for keeping it?
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Google Wallet PINs easily stolen from rooted devices
A researcher at zvelo has discovered that he can recover the PIN used to make payments with Google Wallet in just seconds on a rooted Android device.
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CanSecWest Day 2 - Smartphones, mobile security, iOS 5 and NFC
Day 2 at CanSecWest was dominated by mobile security talks. The highlights included anti-rooting technologies used in Android, iOS and a look at NFC enabled mobile phone security.
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Contactless payment cards raise security concern - but is there a much older...
A TV news report raises concern about the NFC-enabled contactless cards being used by Barclays banking customers. Professor Alan Woodward explores what he believes to be the real issue.
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Black Hat - Don't stand so close to me: An analysis of the NFC attack surface
In a talk at the Black Hat security conference last week, Charlie Miller unveiled his research into NFC vulnerabilities.
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SSCC 96 - NFC hacking, audio steganography, IPv6 security and automated...
Peter Szabo, a senior threat researcher with SophosLabs, joins Chet this week to to share what they learned at this year's Black Hat and DEF CON conferences. They discuss NFC, a file disinfection...
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Will iPhone 5 have a fingerprint scanner? And will anybody use it?
The internet is abuzz with whispers that Apple's iPhone 5, rumoured to be launched this week, will come with a fingerprint scanner to secure the device. If true, this could be a big step forward in...
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Android NFC hack lets subway riders evade fares
Disposable or limited-use contactless fare cards used in New Jersey and San Francisco have insecure implementations of the Mifare Ultralight chip that can be reset to get free rides, security...
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Monday review: the hot 26 stories of the week
Here's a list of all the stories we've written in the last week, in case you missed any (or if you just want to read them again).
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Contactless payments - researcher intercepts card data from a metre away
A University of Surrey researcher created a cheap receiver from off-the-shelf electronics and was able to eavesdrop on contactless card payments at distances of 20-90 centimetres - collecting credit...
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Apple Pay - just how safe is it going to be?
Apple Live 2014 saw the announcement of the Apple Watch, a free U2 album for all iTunes users, and the iPhone 6/6 Plus. But perhaps of most interest to security watchers was "Apple Pay", Cupertino's...
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Forget tap-and-pay, just snap-and-pay with your selfies!
Chinese e-commerce megabrand Alibaba wants to use selfies for payment processing.
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Google Wallet balances just got a little bit safer
Funds stored as Google Wallet balances are now protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the company reportedly said.
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Train rider has his contactless card e-pickpocketed
It all seemed a bit deliberate: the guy slowly bumped into him - and his pocket - for a bit too long.
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Come on Ringo! 750,000 followers deserve better… [Chet Chat Podcast 232]
Join our experts for the latest episode of our award-winning security podcast...
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Chips with everything – are you ready to be bio-hacked?
News that a US company is 'bio-hacking' its employees with RFID chips is a publicity stunt - but it does raise issues of security and ethics
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Can the person squashed up against you on the train read your credit card without you realising? If so, what can you do about it?
View ArticleNFC card skimming – is it really a thing? [VIDEO]
We opened a can of worms when we wrote about NFC card skimming last week - so here's a live discussion of the controversy we stirred up...
View ArticleAndroid phones can now be security keys for iOS devices
Hey, iOS users. Got a spare Android phone lying around? Now, you can use it as a secure access key for online services.
View ArticleGoogle patches bug that let nearby hackers send malware to your phone
Google has patched an Android bug that could have allowed attackers to use NFC to send over a malicious file to the victim's phone
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