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WENDY KNOWLER | Contactless or reckless? Tap and pause to think about your card’s security

I asked a number of banks whether Tap and Go card fraud is a problem and what the adoption rates were

24 April 2022 - 17:05

It was an anonymous message about what a fraudster did with someone’s “contactless” Tap and Go bank card that got me investigating to what extent these cards allow thieves to tap into people’s accounts...

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