Electronic wallets, such as Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Apple Pay, are considered the most advanced and secure payment tools. However, these systems are also plagued by vulnerabilities because they use technologies created thirty years ago. This article describes techniques used to hack popular electronic wallets, including the new Cryptogram Confusion attack targeting wallets and EMV/NFC cards.

Virtually all modern bank cards are equipped with a special chip that stores data required to make payments. This article discusses fraud techniques used to compromise such cards and methods used by banks to protect cardholders against attackers.

Network fraudsters and carders continuously invent new ways to steal money from cardholders and card accounts. This article discusses techniques used by criminals to bypass security systems protecting bank cards.

I bet you have several cards issued by international payment systems (e.g. Visa or MasterCard) in your wallet. Do you know what algorithms are used in these cards? How secure are your payments? People pay with such cards every day but know very little about them. Numerous myths accompany card payments. But to understand what tricks can be used to steal money from a card, you must first get an idea of the payment mechanisms used in it.

Contactless payment cards are very convenient: you just tap the terminal with your card, and a few seconds later, your phone rings indicating that the transaction is completed. But this convenience has a downside: malefactors can steal money from such cards. This article provides an overview of methods used to hack NFC (near-field communication) payment cards.