Card Control app helps users protect their credit cards from hacking

Advertisement
By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 25 April 2014 19:20 IST
Card Control app helps users protect their credit cards from hacking
Bad news for credit card hackers. Here comes a 'remote control' app that can help users turn their credit cards on and off with the click of a button, and also control when, where, and how they are used.

Run by two Indian American entrepreneurs, a San Jose-based startup called OnDot Systems has unveiled an app named Card Control, which acts as a kind of 'remote control' for credit, debit, and prepaid cards.

The app requires no external hardware and no special credit cards.

"We sells Card Control directly to banks and credit card processors who offer it as a special service to their customers. OnDot collects a per-user licensing fee from the banks and processors," Rachna Ahlawat, CEO, OnDot was quoted as saying.

Selling directly to institutions and not to individuals was a careful decision, Vaduvur Bharghavan, founder of the company, noted.

Advertisement

"We tell the banks to offer this to your customers as a convenience," Bharghavan added.

OnDot has signed deals with four major credit card processors, who collectively process transactions for 10,000 banks and credit unions across the country, a report in wired.com said.

Advertisement

According to Verizon's 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), 2013 can be termed at the year of retailer breach and can also be considered as the year of transition from geopolitical attacks to large-scale attacks on payment card systems.

Verizon's DBIR report added that financially motivated attackers are hyper-focused on gaining access to the money, so it follows that their two primary target industries are the financial and retail industries (where data that easily converts to money is abundant and all too often, accessible).

Advertisement

"Within the financial industry, they focus on gaining access to the user interface of the web (banking) application more so than exploiting the web application itself, because the application grants logical access to the money. "This means they target user credentials and simply use web applications protected with a single factor (password) as the conduit to their goal," the report added.

Written with inputs from IANS and PTI

 

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Realme 15 Pro 5G to Get 50-Megapixel Sony IMX896 Main Rear Camera
  2. OnePlus 13 Series Gets AI-Powered Plus Mind Feature With Latest Update
  3. WhatsApp Makes it Easier to Chat With Support, Adds AI-Powered Responses
  4. Samsung Galaxy F36 5G to Launch Soon in India: Details
  5. Grok Will Now Let You Chat With a Goth Anime Girl That Has an NSFW Mode
  6. Up to 70 Percent Discount on Headphones During Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025
  7. iQOO Z10R With 32-Megapixel Selfie Camera to Launch in India on This Date
  8. Realme C71 5G Launched in India With 6,300mAh Battery: See Price
  1. Global Smartphone Market Grew 1 Percent YoY in Q2 2025; Samsung, Vivo Witness Biggest Jump in Shipments: IDC
  2. LG OLED evo and QNED evo TVs With Alpha AI Processor Gen2 Launched in India: Price, Specifications
  3. Realme C71 5G Launched in India With 6,300mAh Battery, Reverse Charging Support
  4. iQOO Z10R Confirmed to Launch in India on July 24 With 32-Megapixel Selfie Camera
  5. Motorola Razr 60 Swarovski Edition With Crystal-Studded Design Said to Launch Soon
  6. Anthropic’s Claude Can Now Connect With Notion, Canva and Figma to Complete Tasks
  7. WhatsApp Adds Dedicated Support Chat With AI-Powered Responses on iOS
  8. Chinese Android Phone Brands Said to Be Testing Under-Display Cameras and 3D Face Unlock
  9. Realme 15 Pro 5G to Get 50-Megapixel Sony IMX896 Main Rear Camera
  10. Elon Musk’s Grok Adds AI Companion Feature That Includes an NSFW Mode for Animated Avatars
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.