Zombie Card Attack Revives Expired Visa Cards via NFC Date Rewrite

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:38:25 +0000

Engineer — Learn: Interesting NFC/EMV protocol research showing a gap between cryptographic validity and expiration enforcement at POS terminals; no software patch available and no enterprise infrastructure to reconfigure, but worth tracking if you own payment integrations.
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Leader — Learn: Academic research with no active exploitation; relevant context for payment-related risk discussions or PCI DSS conversations, but no immediate action required.

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