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Chip & PIN Fraud Explained - Computerphile

Computerphile interview with Prof. Ross Anderson on how Chip and PIN payment systems are being compromised, and the attacks researchers have seen.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as a good overview of Chip and PIN attacks and the consumer-liability downsides.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Computerphile
Topic
chip and pin security
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2015–2018

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • This is a good overview by some researchers in the different ways Chip and Pin can be hacked. This explains this hack as well. [VIDEO]

    bardworx on Hacker News · 2015-10
    In X-Ray Scans Expose Chip-And-Pin Card Hack
  • One trick (which I believe has been fixed) is not so much a replay attack but a multiple transaction attack. A modified terminal makes multiple transactions on the card while the card is still in the terminal, coupled with another attack that modified what was …

    Crosseye_Jack on Hacker News · 2018-09
    In Fear the reaper: characterization and fast detection of card skimmers

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