Hackers can bypass verification limits on Visa cards

Nicholas Fearn
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Researchers have described the findings as "significant" and called on banks to improve contactless payment card security

Hackers are able to bypass the £30 spending limit on Visa contactless cards by leveraging a series of security flaws. That's according to security researchers at Positive Technologies, who claim...

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