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Beware Of Zombie Credit Cards That Work After Expiration

Beware Of Zombie Credit Cards That Work After Expiration
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have uncovered a critical security flaw in contactless payment processing that allows expired credit cards to be reanimated and used for fraudulent purchases.

Presented at the USENIX Security 2026 conference, the UMass researchers demonstrated how “zombie credit cards,” or cards that