In response to the emergence of Android NFC malware, Google has reinforced its security protocols. “Based on our current detections, no apps containing this malware are found on Google Play.

NFC tags are simple. A phone reads up to a few hundred bytes of data from a low-power chip, which tells it to perform an action like adding a contact, visiting a website, or opening an app. These ...

A new Android malware named NGate can steal money from payment cards by relaying to an attacker's device the data read by the near-field communication (NFC) chip.

A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform named 'SuperCard X' has emerged, targeting Android devices via NFC relay attacks that enable point-of-sale and ATM transactions using compromised payment ...

A loophole in Android allows a niche scenario to leak credit card details via an NFC reader even when the phone is locked.

Google is bringing satellite messaging to Android 15 The latest Android 15 dev preview also improves volume consistency and contactless NFC payments.