Hacker predicts AMEX card numbers, bypasses chip and PIN

The Register
Nov 25, 2015, 1:03 am211 pts
Easy algorithm and US$10 bork-box mean fun for fraudsters Brainiac hacker Samy Kamkar has developed a US$10 gadget that can predict and store hundreds of American Express credit cards and use them for wireless transactions, even at non-wireless payment terminals.…

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