Falhas de segurança que podem permitir o roubo de informações de cartões de crédito foram identificadas em algumas máquinas de pagamento eletrônico no Reino Unido, o que leva preocupação aos britânicos e deve resultar em uma reprogramação dos dispositivos utilizados em bares e restaurantes, segundo o The Telegraph.
Testes mostraram que as máquinas são vulneráveis a hackers. O código de transação utilizado pôde ser descoberto e, com esse dado, foi possível criar um software malicioso inserido em um cartão falso capaz de reprogramar os terminais. Depois de utilizado, o cartão falso passa a coletar as informações das contas recebidas pela máquina, colocando em risco a privacidade dos consumidores.
Depois de obter esses dados, um criminoso pode usar um novo cartão falso para baixar as informações e clonar os dados bancários armazenados. No Reino Unido, cerca de 800 milhões de compras são feitas através de pagamento online em cerca de 1 milhão dessas máquinas. As fabricantes informaram que vão atualizar o software para prevenir esses problemas.
Security flaws that could allow the theft of credit card information have been identified in some electronic payment machines in the UK, which leads to the British concern and should result in a reprogramming of the devices used in bars and restaurants, according to The Telegraph .
Tests showed that the machines are vulnerable to hackers. The transaction code used could be discovered and, with this data, it was possible to create malicious software inserted into a dummy card capable of reprogramming the terminals. Once used, the dummy card is to collect the account information received by the machine, putting at risk the privacy of consumers.
After obtaining these data, a criminal can use a new card to download the bogus information and clone bank details stored. In the UK, about 800 million purchases are made through online payment by about 1 million of these machines. The manufacturers said they will upgrade the software to prevent these problems.
Tests showed that the machines are vulnerable to hackers. The transaction code used could be discovered and, with this data, it was possible to create malicious software inserted into a dummy card capable of reprogramming the terminals. Once used, the dummy card is to collect the account information received by the machine, putting at risk the privacy of consumers.
After obtaining these data, a criminal can use a new card to download the bogus information and clone bank details stored. In the UK, about 800 million purchases are made through online payment by about 1 million of these machines. The manufacturers said they will upgrade the software to prevent these problems.
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