2015-12-22.inc (905B)
1 <h3>22-12-2015: Sicherheitsforscher hacken das EC-Bezahlsystem</h3> 2 <p>Security researchers found serious security flaws in the German "electronic cash" system 3 which enable criminals to withdraw funds from merchant accounts based on the information printed 4 on receipts and other information obtained from public sources or point-of-sales terminals purchased 5 online.<br> 6 The German "electronic cash" system is based on the "Poseidon" protocol, for 7 which there is no publicly accessible specification or reference implementation. This has allowed 8 such major security holes to persist for decades. 9 </p> 10 <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-12/electronic-cash-bezahlsystem-terminals-gehackt" role="button">Source</a></p>