Payment terminals face relay-attack risk

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Where: Europe / Nordics
When: Reported July 2026; attacks observed since last autumn
What happened: Nordea says a small number of Nordic customers have been targeted by payment-card relay attacks. In this fraud model, criminals intercept and forward a one-time payment authentication signal from a legitimate card transaction to another terminal, enabling a fraudulent purchase or cash withdrawal. Unlike classic skimming, the attackers do not necessarily copy reusable card data.