Chip & PIN Fraud Explained - Computerphile

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What it is

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

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

“This is a good overview by some researchers in the different ways Chip and Pin can be hacked.”
Overview of ways Chip and Pin can be hacked.
bardworx, 2015-10 · Recommendation · in “X-Ray Scans Expose Chip-And-Pin Card Hack”
“still worth a watch discussing the attacks they have seen on Chip and Pin”
Discusses observed attacks on Chip and Pin.
Crosseye_Jack, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Fear the reaper: characterization and fast detection of card skimmers”

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Topics: chip and pin, payment security, ross anderson, card fraud, computerphile