[HereInTheHeartland]

I have often wondered why someone couldn’t just capture credit card data from a credit card with a chip; simply by just walking closely to someone.
They would just need the thing that reads the chip in the credit card in their hand.

[guitarplayer1953]

They can and they do. I have read articles about how someone could stand behind you in line and read your cards in your wallet or purse if they have chips. Very scary indeed.

[EEDUDE]

That part is easy. But the data you have when you are done are strongly encrypted, and not very useful.

[PapaBear3625]

I have often wondered why someone couldn’t just capture credit card data from a credit card with a chip; simply by just walking closely to someone.

That's demonstrated in the youtube link in post #16