NFC Nightmare: Ghost Tap Scam Drains Bank Accounts Worldwide
Cybercriminals have devised a cunning scheme called Ghost Tap, enabling them to exploit Google Pay and Apple Pay to transmit your tap-to-pay information worldwide in seconds. By using NFC technology, criminals can make purchases from your account, even from a different country, without needing your physical card or phone.
Hot Take:
Looks like cybercriminals have turned into digital Houdinis, pulling off financial magic tricks with NFC technology! Who knew your phone could be a teleportation device for your bank account? Maybe it’s time to start wearing a tinfoil hat… for your credit cards!
Key Points:
- Ghost Tap is a new technique exploiting NFC to cash out victim’s funds.
- Cybercriminals misuse Google Pay and Apple Pay to relay tap-to-pay data.
- Victims are tricked into downloading malware to capture banking credentials.
- NFCGate tool is used to pass NFC traffic between devices, facilitating fraud.
- This technique complicates detection, bypassing anti-fraud mechanisms.
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