Hackers Turn Square Hardware Into Device to Steal Old Credit Card Information

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Just because the Square Reader is new doesn’t mean it isn’t susceptible to the same scams as old school ATMs and credit card readers.

Three recent Boston University graduates are preparing to publicly present research that demonstrates how to hack Square’s mobile payments hardware. The research is set to be shown off at the The Black Hat Security conference in Las Vegas this week.

The team said it discovered a way to steal credit card information using a modified Square magnetic stripe reader.

By tampering with the magstripe reader, the team was able to turn Square’s hardware into a credit card skimmer, a device that can be used to steal credit card informationThe modified reader doesn’t work with the proprietary Square app, but it could be used to steal credit card information using a custom-recording app, according to the team behind the hardware hack Read more…

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Should I buy tickets to go see this boxing card in February? Give me your predictions for each of these fights?

Question by th? ?ø?? ?ø?ƒ?: Should I buy tickets to go see this boxing card in February? Give me your predictions for each of these fights?
BQ:] I just found out that Showtime Championship Boxing will be hosting a live
boxing event in my area, there will be three total fights, two I believe are going to
be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday February 18, 2012 I’m
deciding whether or not to buy tickets for this boxing event, give your predictions
on each of these matches and if that is worth the price of admission. Thank You.

The Main Event 12 Rounds Junior Middleweights
Paul Williams (40-2) 27 KO’s vs. Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2) 9 KO’s

Co-Main Event 12 Rounds for the IBF Light Heavyweight Title
Tavoris Cloud (23-0) 19 KO’s vs. Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1) 8 KO’s

Chris Arreloa (34-2) with 29 KO’s vs. TBA (Heavyweight Boxer)

-Answer this question too please thank you.

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about my dad ever, are we clear! If you have an issue with me, you take that issue up
with me, if you start bringing family into this that’s when it gets personal and then you
end up getting knocked out! I got better things to do than, report people in the Yahoo
Boxing section, I never reported anyone here. I rarely visit the site due to my schedule
at work even though I’m a top contributor I would like to contribute more here and visit
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Best answer:

Answer by P4P
Paul Williams by UD

Tavaris Cloud by KO

Arreola by KO

Would be a pretty good all around fight card to see live, and I’m guessing tickets won’t be nearly as expensive in Corpus Christi as it would be in Vegas. Paul Williams and Chris Arreola will make for some exciting fights, and Cloud is pretty good. I met Arreola a few weeks ago at the event that had Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell, he was actually really cool and approachable. I would definitely check it out if I were in the area, not too often you can see 3 good fights on the same card for a reasonable price.

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