A vulnerability within Google's NFC-based payment system, Wallet, has been exploited by a piece of proof-of-concept software that can expose a user's PIN in a matter of seconds, giving unauthorised ...

A new Android malware called RatOn has evolved from a basic tool capable of conducting Near Field Communication ( NFC) relay ...

Like most hacks, this discovery of a way to find an Android phone’s Google Wallet PIN requires a lot of initial access but is disturbing nonetheless. Google knows about the hack and is repairing it.

Do Not “Root” the Cell Phone – Doing so will be one less step for a thief. Enable Lock Screens – “Face Unlock,” “Pattern,” “PIN” and “Password” all increase physical security to the device. “Slide,” ...

A company that acquires and sells zero-day exploits — flaws in software that are unknown to the affected developer — is now offering to pay researchers $20 million for hacking tools that would allow ...

A security company is warning that PIN terminals across the country are dangerously open to thieves wanting to steal your card details. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big ...