If you are also one of those people who often use their credit or debit card for transactions, then be careful. According to a report, by using a computer (Financial Transactions), the complete information of your card can be leaked in just 6 seconds. Global VPN service provider company NordVPN, which is used by millions of people around the world, has done a research. The company has come to the conclusion after studying about 4 million payment cards from 140 countries that a normal card can be done in 6 seconds.
According to the company, the attack is so fast that the customer does not get a chance to understand and his account becomes empty in a few seconds. According to Marijus Bridis, Chief Technology Officer, NordVPN, there is only one way that a large number of payment cards can get on the dark web and that method is brute forcing. In this method hackers try to guess your card number and CVV.
According to Brides, the first 6-8 numbers of the card are the card issuer’s ID number. That is, hackers have to guess only 7 to 9 numbers of your card. Estimated via computer, it will take only 6 seconds to do this. The computer checks about 10 million number combinations to guess the numbers 7 to 9 and guesses the number of your card in about 6 seconds. Sometimes the computer only needs to find out 6 numbers on your card. After this, the combination of CVV can also be detected through this pattern.
What is the method of protection?
If you use the card online a lot, then you should read your card statement every month carefully. Apart from this, you should read every message coming from the bank immediately. There is another way. You can use any one card of your bank for any one thing. For example, if you have to shop, then use only one bank card. Apart from this, instead of keeping all the money in your one bank account, keep the money distributed in every bank account.