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Beware Of Zombie Credit Cards That Work After Expiration

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have uncovered a critical security flaw in contactless payment processing that allows expired credit cards to be reanimated and used for fraudulent purchases.

Presented at the USENIX Security 2026 conference, the UMass researchers demonstrated how "zombie credit cards," or cards that have expired, can be used to complete point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Led by doctoral candidate Raja Hasnain Anwar and Assistant Professor Taqi Raza, the team managed to spoof store card readers into approving payments from cards that were no longer valid, even after replacement cards had already been issued to the original account holders.

Because financial institutions allow active credit card accounts to accept incoming refunds on expired cards, the team wondered whether the flow of funds could be reversed. Their investigation showed that the expiration date stored on a card's chip is used by POS terminals to verify validity, but that metadata...

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Munich-based RobCo, which makes robotic arms and automation software, sells $40M of shares at a $1B valuation, up from ~$500M after raising $100M in January

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Could an eSIM be the key to keeping your workers safe while travelling?

* One in two business travellers currently manage their own internet abroad * Holafly says a secure connection should be the workplace's responsibility * Current policies cover what not to do, but not what workers should actually do While many companies have strict internet access policies when it comes to working

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Beyond Lead Tracking: How is AI Building Smarter Real Estate Sales Pipelines?

Predominantly, CRM in the Real Estate sector merely served as a digital ledger to track sales activity. It recorded the source of the lead, information on sales calls made to prospects, whether a site visit was scheduled and, eventually, whether the customer booked a property. That information remains useful, but

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Omega Has New Bond Watches Even If There Isn’t a New James Bond

The remaining four Seamasters are split across two limited-edition numbered sets—one dedicated to Bond, the other to Spectre—capped at 77 boxes each. At a cool $89,800 per pair (Omega won't sell them individually), you get one stainless-steel model on a brushed mesh bracelet, and a

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Munich-based RobCo, which makes robotic arms and automation software, sells $40M of shares at a $1B valuation, up from ~$500M after raising $100M in January

Could an eSIM be the key to keeping your workers safe while travelling?

Beyond Lead Tracking: How is AI Building Smarter Real Estate Sales Pipelines?

Omega Has New Bond Watches Even If There Isn’t a New James Bond