Barclaycard Susceptible to "Tap and Steal"

Tap the Card, Steal the Unencrypted Card Details...Go Shop on Amazon

Barclays 'contactless' cards exposed to fraudBarclays bank is facing the prospects of official fines after it emerged that more than 13 million customers have been exposed to potential fraud.

Last night the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills called for urgent action amid the claims of "serious security flaws" Photo: AFP

By Andrew Hough

9:00PM GMT 23 Mar 2012

An investigation found users of the bank’s “contactless” debit or credit cards, designed to make payment when held next to special “readers”, could have their details stolen without their knowledge.
But Channel 4 News found that special “readers” built into new mobile phones can take data from the cards in wallets and pockets in just one swipe.
Using data taken from a card, researchers commissioned by the programme were able to buy “multiple goods online” through Amazon.com.

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