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   Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:30:23 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

   I just watched someone try to use a card via contactless, have it fail, wipe it off with their shirt sleeve, and try again. It continued to fail.

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     Scott Francis (darkuncle@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 01:31:53 JST Scott Francis

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     @ryanc the modern version of blowing air into the game cartridge

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     FishermansEnemy 「漁師の敵」 :donor:‮ (fishermansenemy@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 02:06:14 JST FishermansEnemy 「漁師の敵」 :donor:‮

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     @ryanc did they try blowing the dust out of the slot?

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     Paul_IPv6 (paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 02:06:59 JST Paul_IPv6

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     @ryanc

     you can tell old school cashiers when they take a credit card that doesn't work, wrap it in a plastic grocery bag and try again too. :)

     all sorts of "it worked for mag strips, why not now" confusion.

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     kajer (kajer@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 02:11:25 JST kajer

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     @ryanc Did you suggest the plastic bag trick?

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 02:50:33 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

     • jbaggs

     @jbaggs exactly

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 08:06:37 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • kajer

     @kajer more like "get out of the way" - people shouldn't take more that 10 seconds at the fare gate in a major tube station during rush hour

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     kajer (kajer@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 08:27:56 JST kajer

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     @ryanc OH! **THAT kind of NFC card...

     :blobsadleft: