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Chip-and-PIN crack code released as open source

...Software to crack the encryption used by credit card chip-and-PIN readers has been publicly released on the web. Cambridge University research student... Read more

25 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Orange and Barclays unveil Quick Tap mobile wallet

...s scheme will give customers the option of having to enter a PIN to authorise transactions. The system uses "secure SIM-based approach to mobile... Read more

20 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Researcher rejects chip-and-PIN flaw 'censorship

...has refused to "censor" materials relating to an attack on chip-and-PIN technology, calling the UK Cards Association's request for their removal "offensive... Read more

29 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Study: Second-hand phones often contain personal data

...second-hand mobiles and SIM cards included credit- and debit-card details, PINs, bank-account details, passwords, phone numbers, company information and logins to social... Read more

23 March, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Google Wallet cards put on hold after security hole found

...the security firm zveloLABS said a brute-force attack could reveal the PIN code for a user's Google Wallet. A day later, the Smartphone... Read more

13 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Chinese hackers target US defence smartcards

...Defence and other related agencies. The malware is capable of capturing the PIN numbers used by government smartcards, thereby allowing access to supposedly secure information... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Lance Whitney

Online fraud declines as tighter web security sees crooks resort to retro methods

...steal money and personal details elsewherePhoto: Shutterstock Initiatives such as chip and PIN are forcing fraudsters to give up on high-tech scams and resort... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Square payment system is 'open to fraud'

...cards and go to a shop to make purchases, or to know PIN numbers.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Researchers find... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Phishing scammers tap Google Docs for data gathering

...transfer, and have to input their Google Voice number, email address and PIN code to validate the transfer. "I'm not blaming Google over the... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Teenagers arrested in cybercrime crackdown

...malware and crime tutorials. Personal data for sale included bank account numbers, PINs and passwords, according to the Met. The police investigation into the forum... Read more

24 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Alternatives for Banks to Offer Secure Mobile Payments

Alternatives for Banks to Offer Secure Mobile Payments

...and other critical data. One example is the introduction of "Chip and PIN" (EMV chip-based security) on cards in Europe to replace magstripe-based... Read more

3 August, 2010
Mu folding three-<endeca_term>pin</endeca_term> plug goes on sale

Mu folding three-pin plug goes on sale

...order on Friday, reduces the 4.5cm depth of a traditional three-pin plug to around 1cm using a pivot. The live and neutral pins... Read more

20 February, 2012 by Ben Woods
SAP <endeca_term>pins</endeca_term> Google Maps to BusinessObjects

SAP pins Google Maps to BusinessObjects

The BI specialist is to put geo-spatial tools into its BusinessObjects platform, after making a deal to access Google Earth, StreetView and other APIs Read more

29 July, 2011 by Ben Woods

An infallible way of remembering PIN numbers

Have you ever forgotten your PIN at the checkout with your shopping piled high in your trolley? Well... Read more

3 June, 2011

Chip-and-PIN fraud gang jailed

A gang of four Londoners have been jailed for a Chip-and-PIN fraud operation which netted £725,000. The BBC reported on Monday that... Read more

22 June, 2010

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