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VISA contactless credit cards 'zombified' and used after expiration

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst bypassed VISA’s contactless payment protocol.

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The fact

They conducted transactions using expired cards by exploiting implementation flaws.

This vulnerability puts users at risk of fraud even after the card’s expiration date.

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Why it matters

Les détenteurs de cartes VISA sans contact pourraient être victimes de prélèvements non autorisés même après l’expiration de leur carte, tant que la faille n’est pas corrigée par l’émetteur ou VISA.

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