You have heard the word RFID CHIP; Have you noticed that the new bank cards have the following somewhere? signal:
This sign means that the card is equipped with easy payment technology using an RFID CHIP inside the card.
In short, the holder can pay up to 25 euros at any store that supports this technology simply by touching the card to the terminal (POS) for 1 second WITHOUT entering the personal number security PIN of his card.
Behind the veil of this ease lies the following vulnerability.
The card has all our details encoded electronically on the chip (Name Address card number, account balance etc). and can provide at any time wirelessly and without the user's knowledge, personal information and banking data… and 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 which usesit's as if the terminal (POS) tricks the card and it gives all the information it has 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 quiet and has the card in his wallet, someone else will eat and drink in his name !!!
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…