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Android malware steals payment card data using previously unseen technique (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] randoot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (10 children)

So they need to keep the victim's card next to one phone, and then they can use another internet connected phone elsewhere to make a purchase. Doesn't sound that scary to me. If they already have my card then does it matter how far away they can make a purchase?

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 2 months ago (9 children)

This could be bad in the sense that anyone working a drive through could spend a day doing it.

[–] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (8 children)

How? You don't actually give the card to the employees, do you?

[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

In the US at least it's still fairly common for the card to be taken by the employee of the Drive-Thru/Restaurant to be run through their POS.

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