Media and Press Coverage

Digital Payments Security

Zombie Credit Cards

• Digital Today — Expired credit cards can still be used for contactless payments, ‘zombie card’ flaw found
• U.S. News & World Report — Zombie Credit Cards: How Your Expired Card Can Come Back to Life
• WMAR-2 News — Researchers find some expired credit cards can be brought back to life
• First Alert 4 — Researchers say ‘Zombie Card’ attack can enable transactions on some expired credit cards
• The Cool Down — Massachusetts researchers revive ‘dead’ Visa credit cards for contactless payments
• CardRates — Security Flaw Can Bring Expired Visa Credit Cards Back to Life
• La Tribune — Zombie Card : une carte bancaire expirée peut encore être utilisée pour payer
• BFM TV — Voici pourquoi vous devez absolument détruire correctement votre carte bancaire une fois sa date d’expiration passée
• GEEKSPIN — Experts warn your expired credit cards can still be charged
• ISACCHAIN — Expired Credit Cards Still Usable for Unauthorized Contactless Payments, Researchers Warn
• ARY News — Zombie Card Attack Revives Expired Visa Cards for Real Purchases
• WIRED — Your Expired Visa Card Could Be Zombified to Make Contactless Payments
• TechJuice — Zombie Card Attack: Hackers Can Revives Expired Visa Cards for Contactless NFC Payments
• Malwarebytes — Zombie Card: An expired Visa credit card can be used for purchases
• TechRadar — Experts warn expired credit cards can be brought back from the dead to make contactless payments
• Cybernews — Loophole lets hackers revive zombie credit cards
• Futura — You thought expired bank cards were useless? This clever trick proves otherwise
• la Repubblica — Zombie Card: la falla che fa rivivere le carte di credito scadute
• CNEWS — «Des zombies» : attention, des paiements sans contact sont possibles avec vos vieilles cartes bancaires
• SecurityWeek — In Other News: Zombie Card Attack, T-Mobile Cut Cable to Stop Hackers, GitHub Denies AI Caused Bug
• RH-ISAC — Zombie Card Attack Exploits Contactless Payments for POS Terminals
• Ground News — Researchers find a loophole that lets expired credit cards make unauthorized payments
• The Hacker News — Zombie Card Attack Can Revive Expired Visa Cards for Contactless Payments
• TecMundo — ‘Cartão zumbi’: brecha no pagamento por aproximação permite usar plástico vencido em compras
• Help Net Security — Researchers find a loophole that lets expired credit cards make unauthorized payments
• CIO Bulletin — Can Zombie Card Attack Vulnerability Revive Expired Credit Cards?
• GBHackers — New Zombie Card Attack Lets Expired Visa Cards Make Contactless Payments
• TechSpot — Researchers found a way to bring expired credit cards back from the dead
• Cyber Security News — New Zombie Card Flaw Lets Expired Visa Cards Make Contactless Payments
• CyberPress — Zombie Card Attack Lets Expired Visa Cards Make Contactless Payments
• Les Numériques — Cartes de crédit zombies : des chercheurs arrivent à payer sans contact avec des cartes Visa périmées
• XenoSpectrum — Attack Revives Expired Credit Cards Using Two Smartphones
• Računalniške novice — How can expired contactless cards become a means of payment again?
• The Register — Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments
• Credit Union Daily — Vulnerability Allows Thieves to Bring Zombie Cards Back to Life, Researchers Report
• EurekAlert! — When zombie credit cards attack: UMass researchers discover loophole that can reanimate expired cards
• UMass News — When Zombie Credit Cards Attack: UMass Researchers Discover Loophole That Can Reanimate Expired Cards
• WWLP 22News — Zombie credit cards: UMass study uncovers fraud risk
• Yahoo News — Zombie credit cards: UMass study uncovers fraud risk
• Tech Xplore — When zombie credit cards attack: A loophole that can reanimate expired cards
• Life Technology — When zombie credit cards attack: A loophole that can reanimate expired cards
• MSN — Zombie credit cards: UMass study uncovers fraud risk

Digital Wallets

• Global News Radio 640 Toronto Canada
• Forbes — This Week In Credit Card News: Digital Wallets Can Allow Purchases with Stolen Credit Cards
• Fox Television Stations (13 Seattle) — Warnings of digital wallet fraud loophole
• Fox Television Stations (26 Houston) — Researchers say digital wallet loophole can let thieves use credit cards after they’ve been reported stolen
• Investopedia — Cybersecurity Alert: Why Your Mobile Wallet May Not Be Safe Even With a VPN
• National Science Foundation (NSF) — Digital wallets can allow purchases with stolen credit cards
• ACM TechNews, Friday, August 23, 2024 — A Loophole in Digital Wallet Security
• MSN — Digital wallets allow for the use of stolen credit cards
• CNET — Are Digital Wallets Safe? Here’s How to Protect Your Financial Information in 2024
• Yahoo! Tech — Digital wallets allow for the use of stolen credit cards
• Kaspersky — 💳 Digital wallets can enable cybercriminals to make purchases with stolen credit cards
• TechRadar — Digital wallets allow for the use of stolen credit cards
• Spectrum News 1 - Massachusetts — Digital security expert shares advice on keeping your personal information safe when using digital wallets
• The Register — Digital wallets can allow purchases with stolen credit cards
• Tech Xplore — Digital wallets can allow purchases with stolen credit cards
• Payments Dive — Academics question digital wallet security
• PYMNTS — 5 Emerging Security Imperatives for Digital Wallets
• PaymentsJournal — Researchers Uncover Security Issues in Digital Wallets
• EurekaAlert! — Digital wallets can allow purchases with stolen credit cards
• Help Net Security — Stolen, locked payment cards can be used with digital wallet apps
• Galactic Advisors — Stolen Credit Cards Used in Digital Wallets
• Consumer Affairs — Study: The safety of ApplePay and GooglePay called into question
• Science X — Best of Last Week—Japanese ancestry challenged, loophole in digital wallets, using AI to diagnose genetic disease
• NewsBytes — Security flaw allows stolen credit card use on digital wallets
• Business West — New Study Reveals Loophole in Digital Wallet Security
• Fintech News — Researchers uncover security issues in Digital Wallets
• Hacker Dose — Digital Wallet Loophole Allows Criminals to Shop for Free with Locked Cards
• TECHZINE — Digital wallets susceptible to stolen credit card fraud
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• CISO Advisor — Cartão bloqueado pode funcionar em carteiras digitais
• IT FinanzMagazin — Sicherheitslücken in digitalen Wallets – Betrug mit fremden Karten möglich
• Biometric Update — Are digital wallets safe? New research says’no’
• Knowridge — Scientists find security flaw in digital wallets: Your cards could be at risk
• UMass News — New Study Reveals Loophole in Digital Wallet Security—Even If Rightful Cardholder Doesn’t Use a Digital Wallet
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Quantum Computing

• CNBC — Taqi Raza Says Breakthroughs in Quantum Computing Will Likely Transform Industries
• UMass News — UMass Amherst Researchers Join $26 Million Quantum Computing Effort to Build Internet of the Future