Android users targeted by new WindRelay malware which can clone contactless cards in just 13 minutes
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WindRelay’s ability to clone contactless cards from compromised Android phones in about 13 minutes collapses the gap between phone compromise and financial loss. Banks, wallets, and POS providers need to tighten behavioral monitoring and push faster revocation flows — assume the endpoint is already hostile.
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