Apple Pay with Visa Hacked to Make Payments via Unlocked iPhones

An attacker who steals a locked iPhone can use a stored Visa card to make contactless payments worth up to thousands of dollars without unlocking the phone, researchers are warning. The problem is due to unpatched vulnerabilities in both the Apple Pay and Visa systems, according to an academic te...

New Hack Lets Attackers Bypass MasterCard PIN by Using Them As Visa Card

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a novel attack that could allow criminals to trick a point of sale terminal into transacting with a victim's Mastercard contactless card while believing it to be a Visa card. The research, published by a group of academics from ETH Zurich, builds on a stud...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Visa Card Statement Notification Email Messages on December 8, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 32079 First Published: 2013 December 9 20:13 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a Visa card statement for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Visa Card Fraudulent Transaction Notification Email Messages on November 13, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 31754 First Published: 2013 November 13 20:49 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a fraudulent transaction notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to persuade t...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake VISA Card Transactions Report Notification Email Messages on November 11, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 31714 First Published: 2013 November 11 20:06 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a VISA card transaction report for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the...