A number of credit card companies now issue credit cards with embedded RFIDs (radio frequency ID tags), with promises of enhanced security and speedy transactions. But on today’s episode of Boing Boing tv, hacker and inventor Pablos Holman shows Xeni how you can use about $8 worth of gear bought on eBay to read personal data from those credit cards — cardholder name, credit card number, and whatever else your bank embeds in this manner. Fears over data leaks from RFID-enabled cards aren’t new, and some argue they’re overblown — but this demo shows just how cheap and easy the “sniffing” can be. This episode is part of our ongoing series of interviews with some of the thinkers, hackers, and tinkerers at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology conference this year. For more episodes of Boing Boing tv, visit tv.boingboing.net.
Darren
September 30, 2010
How to hack RFID-enabled Credit Cards for $8 (BBtv)
September 27, 2010
Accept Credit Cards on your iPhone
Find out how you can accept credit cards on your iPhone with iSwipe, the affordable credit card terminal for the iPhone.
William
September 26, 2010
Earn money online – No CREDIT CARDS or BANK ACCOUNT needed
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Brad
September 20, 2010
How do i protect my wife’s credit rating while I go into default on my personal credit cards?
Recently I have been struck by financial hardship. As a result, I can no longer pay my credit cards and will have to seek out an arrangement with my creditors. I want to make sure my wife’s credit is not affected. We don’t own a house nor have joint credit cards or a joint bank account. Is there anything else I should do to ensure her credit is not affected by my upcoming financial woes?
Any advice you can provide is greatly appreciated.
Florence
September 17, 2010
Fake a Credit Card
Fraudsters rack up millions of dollars in merchandise using fake credit cards with legit numbers hacked off the Internet. Detective Bob Watts of Newport Beach PD shows how it’s done.
Oscar
September 16, 2010
Students and credit cards
College is a time when many young people are first introduced to credit cards. We hit the street to find out how colleges students are handling credit.
Jesse
September 15, 2010
How do banks and earn from Credit cards, i dont pay any annual fees or interest charges,?
I am using credit cards for the past 3 years( all are life time free cards). No annual fees, i always make full payments every month, so i had never paid financial charges or late payment fees. apart from this i get bonus gifts for my usage. From where does bank get revenue on credit cards. None of the merchadise charge for making payment through credit card.
Daniel
September 14, 2010
Can IRS take money from my credit cards?
Can the IRS take money of my credit cards as a levy? I don’t mean can I pay them with my credit card — I know I can. My concern is can IRS contact my creditors and just take money of my cards and then leave me hanging with the outrageous cash advance fees? I “heard from a friend” that the IRS can intercept credit card payments for a levy as well. Any truth?
Kelly
How can I consolidate my two credit cards into one payment?
I have two credit cards and I owe $1500 on each. I would like to consolidate these two into one card.
Questions:
How do I do it?
I know I can do a balance transfer to another card but where do I go to get another card for this purpose?
I would like to go to a different card carrier. Both cards are at max
James