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#7 SecurityWeek general October 26, 2026 at 11:47 UTC

Dutch Police Arrest Two Over NFC Relay Attacks That Drained $400,000+ From Bank Accounts

By Ionut Arghire

AI Summary

Dutch police arrested two individuals for NFC relay attacks that drained over $400,000 from victims' bank accounts by tricking them via phone into installing a rogue app and scanning their payment cards. The technique relays NFC signals in real time to authorize fraudulent transactions, representing a practical physical-layer financial fraud method now confirmed at criminal scale.

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