What information can be intercepted by an RFID Reader?

Published on: 02 Jan, 2021 | 01:02:00 PM

Contact less cards contain personally identifiable information (PII).  If hackers get hold of this information, it can be harmful. For example, an attacker could open a credit account in your name. Or hackers could simply steal your money. 

When reading an NFC banking card compliant with EMV, for example, the following PII is available:

Full Card Number.

Full Expiry Date.

Card Type (Master Card, VISA, etc).

Card Issuer.

Service Codes.

Application Identifier (AID).

Transaction Counter.

Pin Try’s Left.

A list of the last transactions completed on the card, even transactions that were not contact-less.

In some cases, your Name, Surname.