{"id":35549,"date":"2014-06-02T13:55:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T12:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=35549"},"modified":"2014-06-02T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T12:56:02","slug":"protect-your-contactless-cards-from-rfid-theft-with-this-iphone-5s-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/protect-your-contactless-cards-from-rfid-theft-with-this-iphone-5s-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect your contactless cards from RFID theft with this iPhone 5S case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barclays-contactless-debit-card-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-35550\" title=\"Barclays-contactless-debit-card-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barclays-contactless-debit-card-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barclays-contactless-debit-card-21.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barclays-contactless-debit-card-21-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barclays-contactless-debit-card-21-450x263.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a>Contactless credit cards are pretty convenient to use, but they&#8217;re also a lot less secure than normal credit cards. The RFID chips embedded inside can be read from several feet away\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andygreenberg\/2012\/01\/30\/hackers-demo-shows-how-easily-credit-cards-can-be-read-through-clothes-and-wallets\/\">even when inside your wallet<\/a>, allowing criminals to get your credit card number, expiration date and CCV number &#8211; everything they need to rack up\u00a0fraudulent\u00a0charges on your card.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there&#8217;s an easy answer to this growing problem: Special RFID blocking materials, which can disrupt any reading attempts that occur while your credit card is in your wallet or purse. These very same materials are used in the first RFID-blocking iPhone 5S case, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/tuff-luv-iphone-5s-5-vintage-leather-wallet-case-with-rfid-brown-46029\">Tuff-Luv Vintage Leather Wallet Case with RFID<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This wallet case includes three credit card slots, along with a larger back pocket for cash. Each slot is protected with a layer of RFID-resistant material, blocking skimming attempts and keeping your card details safe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/46029\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff-Luv iPhone 5S \/ 5 Vintage Leather Wallet Case with RFID - Brown\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/46029\/10.jpg\" alt=\"Tuff-Luv iPhone 5S \/ 5 Vintage Leather Wallet Case with RFID - Brown\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rest of this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/apple\/iphone-5s\/cases\">iPhone 5S case<\/a>\u00a0is impressive too, with a gorgeous vintage leather construction that looks and feels great. A detachable slimline shell sits inside, allowing you to keep your phone protected from scratches and drops without taking the cards and cash with you. A special Tuff-Luv screen protector is also included, to ensure that your iPhone is kept safe from damage to the screen.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a contactless credit card, then keep your card details safe with an RFID blocking wallet, like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/tuff-luv-iphone-5s-5-vintage-leather-wallet-case-with-rfid-brown-46029\">Tuff-Luv Vintage Leather Wallet Case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, check out the product page linked above. If you have any questions about RFID or the case itself, please leave them below or reach us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mobilefun\">@mobilefun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out the article! Have a great week ahead, and stay tuned for more blog coverage of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/\">mobile phones and accessories<\/a>\u00a0from the UK&#8217;s leading online retailer.<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contactless credit cards are pretty convenient to use, but they&#8217;re also a lot less secure than normal credit cards. The RFID chips embedded inside can be read from several feet away\u00a0even when inside your wallet, allowing criminals to get your credit card number, expiration date and CCV number &#8211; everything they need to rack up\u00a0fraudulent\u00a0charges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[5101,7213,7469],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35549"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35553,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35549\/revisions\/35553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}