PIN numbers warning!
Discussion
Swanny87 said:
audi321 said:
They're readily available from the Apple store here and you're good to go
Yeah but how much longer once Apple realise that they could be used for this kind of attack. I know I might come across a bit naive but it's the same kind of guff that the Daily Express etc... pump out and has us all wearing tin foil hats over things that are unlikely to happen for f
ks sake (not directed at you OP just expressing my general annoyance at fear mongering used by the press)...audi321 said:
Swanny87 said:
audi321 said:
They're readily available from the Apple store here and you're good to go
Yeah but how much longer once Apple realise that they could be used for this kind of attack. I know I might come across a bit naive but it's the same kind of guff that the Daily Express etc... pump out and has us all wearing tin foil hats over things that are unlikely to happen for fks sake (not directed at you OP just expressing my general annoyance at fear mongering used by the press)...t with that point about Apple pulling that product hahaMacW said:
The risk:reward value for this sort of multi step crime is far too skewed towards risk for any criminal with half a brain to seriously attempt.
Simple bag snatching would be a better option in most cases.
I don't see it as too difficult for a criminal unfortunately. All that you have to do is take a thermal photo of the pin pad before your accomplice does the bag snatch on your mark down the road. Then you have not only the bag and cash contents but you also have the pin for at least one of the cards in the wallet too. That can be used to get a wadge of cash from a cash point immediately, and before the victim has had a chance to call police/cancel cards. I don't know about you, but I don't carry a lot of cash in my wallet, but getting hold of my card and pin means you could draw up to about £500 from the cash machine before I could phone the bank to cancel the card. So I don't see the risk as being much higher than the bag snatch, but the reward is an order of magnitude higher.Simple bag snatching would be a better option in most cases.
Pixelpeep7r said:
Pssst.
you can use regular sheets of tin foil and fashion it into the shape of a hat.
Don't get ripped off by the system and have them tell you only their pre-made ones work.
Good point. Besides the internets may learn my PIN just by having my card near the computer when I order it.you can use regular sheets of tin foil and fashion it into the shape of a hat.
Don't get ripped off by the system and have them tell you only their pre-made ones work.
I'm going to keep it in the microwave.
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