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Researchers show expired credit cards can still process unauthorized payments

A security gap in expiry validation allows transactions on cards past their expiration dates.

What to know

  • Expired credit cards can process unauthorized payments due to gaps in merchant and processor expiry validation.
  • The vulnerability exploits weaknesses in payment system checks, not cardholder behavior.
  • The research highlights a previously overlooked security flaw in transaction authorization systems.

“Gaps in expiry checks could let dead plastic make purchases again”

The Register · The Register · Aug 17

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Researchers show expired credit cards can still process unauthorized payments
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