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Apple Pay’s Express Transit feature may pose a threat to Visa users

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It seems that Apple Pay’s Express Transit isn’t as safe for some users, as some researchers showed ways to fool the system
It seems that Visa users may want to stop using Apple Pay’s Express Transit feature to pay for their tickets. It seems that the service may have a flaw that may affect users with Visa, which would allow other people to perform large unauthorized payments from locked iPhones. Apple’s Express Transit Express feature started working less than a year ago. This enables Apple Pay users to quickly perform payments without the need for authentication via Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. This service is quite useful when you want to pay for something while you’re in a hurry, and it’s especially convenient when paying at ticket barriers. However, researchers from the United Kingdom have demonstrated that this feature would also allow large unauthorized visa payments thanks to a hack.

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