It is ridiculous that you would call this a security breach.
First of all, you mention a crooked gas station attendant. If you have someone at the point-of-sale terminal willing to swipe the cards into something that stores the numbers for nefarious purposes, then what is the difference in security of magnetic strip vs. RFID?
There isn't. People simply are afraid of wireless transmissions and are making stupid and unfounded accusations. This article does not mention how the theives managed to get a PIN for the ATM transactions, but they didn't get it off the RFID, which is the main point of this article.
Handing your RFID card to someone at a counter is just as dangerous as handing them your magnetic strip. Get over your new technology heebie jeebies.
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It is ridiculous that you would call this a security breach.
First of all, you mention a crooked gas station attendant. If you have someone at the point-of-sale terminal willing to swipe the cards into something that stores the numbers for nefarious purposes, then what is the difference in security of magnetic strip vs. RFID?
There isn't. People simply are afraid of wireless transmissions and are making stupid and unfounded accusations. This article does not mention how the theives managed to get a PIN for the ATM transactions, but they didn't get it off the RFID, which is the main point of this article.
Handing your RFID card to someone at a counter is just as dangerous as handing them your magnetic strip. Get over your new technology heebie jeebies.
-Benjamin