You have heard the word RFID CHIP; Have you noticed that the new bank cards somewhere have the following mark:
This sign means that the card είναι εξοπλισμένη με την τεχνολογία εύκολων πληρωμών χρησιμοποιώντας ένα RFID CHIP μέσα στην κάρτα.
In short, the owner can up to EUR 25 pay at any store that supports this technology simply by touching the card at the terminal (POS) for 1 second without putting his personal PIN security number on his card.
Behind the veil of this ease lies the following vulnerability.
The card has all our information encoded electronically on the chip (Name, Address, card number, account balance, etc.). and may provide at any time wirelessly and without the knowledge of the user, personal information and bank data... and it can even be detected remotely!!!
It's easy and one can easily find the tools from Ebay…
The process is simple, with a special RFID CHIP reader that is used as if it is the terminal (POS) fools the card and it gives all the data that has been registered !!!
And then with a magnetic card recorder (anything that has magnetic tape… !!!) clones the card…
What can someone do with these items? after cloning our card from shopping to restaurants and shops to internet subscriptions and one God knows what else !!!
While the cardholder is at ease and has the card at wallet του κάποιος άλλος θα τρώει και θα πίνει στο name of!!!
As incredible as it may seem with a simple mechanism that can easily be hidden inside a folder, the thief can remove the credit card details of his unsuspecting victims simply by approaching their bags and wallets.
THE SOLUTION: Wrapping the card with 2-3 layers of foil is enough to block the specific frequencies and prevent interception…