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It’s been known for some time that there are security issues associated with the increasing use of RFID tags in credit cards, but this past weekend afforded a fresh demonstration of just how easy it ...

A lot of publications and television news stations have been running stories suggesting that anyone with a credit card containing a radio frequency identification transponder is at risk of having the ...

Consumer search behavior patterns indicate January is commonly associated with elevated research activity in personal security accessory categories. This pattern reflects convergent factors including ...

Many credit cards include RFID chips. The chips use radio-frequency identification to transmit payment information over short distances. Credit card companies use RFID to enable "contactless-payments" ...

Despite demonstrations to show it's possible, documented cases of RFID credit card fraud are unknown. And as security professionals know, there is a huge gulf between potential crime and actual crime.

Self-service key-copy technology company KeyMe has implemented RFID card duplicating capability at 111 of its kiosk, mostly in urban areas across the United States. The kiosks enable users with ...

[Navic] added a slew of abilities to his RFID reader. It’s now a full-featured RFID reader and smart card writer with extras. When we looked at it last time the unit was just an RFID and smart card ...

With a simple hack and minimal equipment, a security researcher demonstrates how easily thieves can make your data their own. It’s been known for some time that there are security issues associated ...