

The CCS2015 Toolkit automatically accesses a number of website payment systems and systematically removes the unknown elements through brute force failure and success until all the card details are uncovered.

Neither weakness is of much use alone, but when used together, an attacker can recover a credit card's security information in as little as six seconds.

And now it seems, they can "guess hack" a credit card in mere seconds.Ī team of researchers at Newcastle University discovered two weaknesses in the way online transactions are verified using the Visa payment system. But it's also a boon period for fraudsters who are trying to steal those precious card details. 'Guessing Attack' Bypasses Credit Card Security in 6 Secondsĭecember is always a very busy time for the banks and credit card companies as we all scramble to purchase presents in time for Christmas.
