Ghost Tap: Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments

Ghost Tap: Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments


Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication (NFC) to cash out victim’s funds at scale.
The technique, codenamed Ghost Tap by ThreatFabric, enables cybercriminals to cash-out money from stolen credit cards linked to mobile payment services such as Google Pay or Apple Pay and relaying NFC traffic.
“Criminals can now misuse Google Pay and Apple

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