FV Demonstrates Fatal Flaw in Software Encryption of Credit Cards

[Nathaniel Borenstein]

Excerpts from mail: 29-Jan-96 Re: FV Demonstrates Fatal F.. Peter
Monta at qualcomm.com (651*)

> Of course, host security is important, but what is the rationale
> for panic, given the tools available?  Heavens.

It's the potential for large-scale automated untraceable attack.

> > NEVER TYPE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER INTO A COMPUTER.

> Never speak it either.  Walls (and audio peripherals) have ears.

When you can give me a cheap device that can be planted in the wall,
listen to everything you say, and just spit out the credit card numbers,
then I'll start to be worried about speaking it.  

Until then, what we've just unveiled has no audio parallel.  -- NB
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Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb at fv.com>
Chief Scientist, First Virtual Holdings
FAQ & PGP key: nsb+faq at nsb.fv.com