https://it-news.uk/tags/nfc/ Recent content in Nfc on IT News Hugo en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/xiaomi-unionpay-nfc-anti-fraud-redmi-note-17/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/xiaomi-unionpay-nfc-anti-fraud-redmi-note-17/ <p>You get a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They sound convincing. They talk you through downloading an app. And before you know it, someone on the other side of the country is draining your account through NFC — not by tapping your card, but by tricking your phone into doing it for them.</p> <p>That four-step scam — impersonation, download, inducement, NFC theft — has been one of the fastest-growing categories of mobile fraud in China. On Thursday, China UnionPay and Xiaomi announced a joint solution that tackles the problem at every stage, and it ships in the Redmi Note 17 series.</p>