Can a Hidden TAP Steal Your Card?
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Ghost tapping is a hidden NFC reader that can steal your contactless card data without you noticing. In this video, we explain how this everyday threat works and give you simple fixes to protect your plastic. Chapters: 00:00 Your pocket just paid 00:12 No PIN, small charge 00:23 The card still works 00:39 Plastic versus phone 00:51 Legal hardware, illegal bump 01:03 A few centimeters 01:15 The card never asks who 01:27 Find the wave mark 01:39 Plastic listens. Phones sleep. 01:51 Except Express Mode 02:03 Watch and phone 02:15 Why they want plastic 02:27 The quiet US limit 02:39 It looks like a coffee 02:51 Where the bump happens 03:03 No beep, no screen 03:15 The other Ghost-Tap 03:26 Phish, then add to Wallet 03:38 Same radio, different crime 03:50 An add-to-wallet text 04:02 Two minutes tonight 04:23 Sleeve, then take it out 04:35 Not in the phone case 04:47 Lock the phone wallet 04:59 Alerts at one dollar 05:11 Freeze first, then dispute 05:23 What will not save you 05:35 This never touches an account 05:47 Put the card to sleep
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