Los Angeles TV station warns on stealing account numbers from RFID enabled contactless credit cards

Posted by admin | Uncategorized | Wednesday 18 November 2009 11:41 am

This TV interview shows how easy it is to have your credit card number stolen from your purse or wallet without even touching it. New PayPass ™,Visa Wave (r), Amex Express Pay (r), and Discover zip(r) cards contain radio frequency identification – RFID – chips – that can broadcast your personal information to a remote reader. This is generally called skimming. The Identity Stronghold Secure Sleeves they show protect you from having your information stolen this way. You can buy them at www …