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NYC subway security flaw and 'impossible' Apple Pay vulnerability (9to5mac.com)
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An inexcusable NYC subway security flaw has been revealed, allowing anyone with knowledge of a user’s credit card number and...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

anyone with knowledge of a user’s credit card number and expiry date to track all journeys made within the past seven days.

Honestly, if someone has your CC number and expiry date the last thing I would be worried about is them being able to see my history of subway trips.

[–] sramder 0 points 1 year ago

Probably, but I’d still argue that one of the things you shouldn’t have to worry about is that data easily revealing your location history. It’s just kind of a goofy feature for the transit system to offer that has a lot of abuse potential that most customers aren’t aware of.