NFC

NFC relay attacks, pre-installed Trojans, and other nasties ruining the Android experience in 2026.

How criminals exploit the familiar “tap your phone to pay” feature to steal your money.

Cybercriminals are inventing new ways to swipe money from payment cards by using credentials phished online or over the phone. Sometimes, just holding your card to your phone is enough to leave you penniless.

dormakaba Saflok locks — used on around three million doors across 13,000 hotels — are vulnerable to an attack that involves forging electronic keycards.

VoltSchemer attacks on wireless Qi chargers using modified power sources can “fry” smartphones and other devices, as well as issue commands to voice assistants.

We investigate why chip cards are no panacea, and what precautions should be taken when making a payment.

Our bionic man Evgeny Chereshnev talks on the biochip in his hand and how it makes you a part of the Internet of Things

A contactless bank card is a super-convenient thing. However, its ease of use would make you wonder whether stealing your money is equally easy.

I was repeatedly asked the question: “Once you decide to become a cyborg, how would your current routine change?” Today I’m going to give you 10 answers to this question.

Using a biochip, Microsoft Kinect, a servo, and a bit of IT magic, we are going to make the imaginary idea of Jedi Force come to life in the real world!

#BionicManDiary Entry 003 – The one where I bypassed the smartphone’s password protection whereas had intended to do a completely different thing

Samsung Pay is set to come out in South Korea and the U.S. this summer. The company isn’t saying much, but we tried to find out what we could about security on the platform

During my first two weeks of the biochip experience I had time to mull over a lot of things. In this post I’m going to touch upon the subject of form factor.

The story of how a biochip was implanted into my hand and why I needed it.

On September 9th, Apple showed some new devices and its own payment system, which utilizes an NFC chip, Touch ID sensor and Passbook app. So we had a try to find out how it works, what it gives us and how well this system is protected.