iPod Chargers-UK chip and PIN payment system faces a new threat

When chip and PIN in the UK between February 14, 2006 has been deployed on major step was presented as a sure way to secure the payment of cash cards and credit card fraud Even if you, some fear, since, overall, has proven to be an important asset in the fight against security fraud and retail system

However, chip and PIN for tampered new research from Cambridge and the big question is the robustness of the terminal This method, it is paid by the user during the operation include the Ripuroguraminguhandoherudo payment terminal to record the details of the payments and private key According to the researchers to gauge the wake of Cambridge researchers, shoppers and other criminals could easily be replicated in their ideas can be replaced without doubt a fake payment terminals

APACS, Britains payment clearing organisation, has already acknowledged the seriousness of the problem and admitted it is in talks with payment terminal manufacturers to see what can be done to protect users A spokesman for APACS, to allay the fears of people are working under conditions reprogramming experiments conducted with experts trying to say, the threat is not realistic to retailers The group is also, in fact, tamper-resistant chip and PIN payment terminal, the alteration has been described to emphasize prevention This is the first hacking incidents, including a new payment system: After the payment terminals as possible tampering with £ 1 million, found that in 2006 criminals siphoning off the shell, the chip and PIN from the gas station not have to stop leaning avoided Chip and PIN the user, in 2006, a cloned card is a warning that was used to withdraw money overseas terminals read only milliamps! Gnetic strip cards

Sources : Cell Phone Accessories