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How contactless card payments are still vulnerable to attack

5 August 2016

Contactless card payments are fast and convenient, but convenience comes at a price: they are at a great risk of fraud than chip and pin payments. Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) explains how fraudsters are using a 'relay attack' to exploit vulnerabilities, and discusses possible solutions. Read: MailOnline