
Critical IBM FTM Flaws Let Attackers Execute Code and Access Payment Systems
IBM patched critical flaws in Financial Transaction Manager, including unauthenticated RCE vulnerabilities with CVSS scores up to 9.9.
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IBM patched critical flaws in Financial Transaction Manager, including unauthenticated RCE vulnerabilities with CVSS scores up to 9.9.

UMass Amherst researchers demonstrated expired Visa contactless cards can complete real purchases via relay attacks exploiting Visa Kernel 3's unsigned expiry date handling.

UMass Amherst researchers showed at USENIX Security 2026 that NFC relay attacks can rewrite unprotected expiration dates, letting expired Visa contactless cards keep making payments.
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