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| 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> | ||