Just a tap, and it's gone - experts warn scammers are now loading your stolen details onto burner phones in devious "ghost tapping" scams

• Stolen payment card data is fueling ghost tapping fraud worldwide
• Burner phones are turning identity theft into organized retail scams
• Luxury goods bought with ghost tapping are quickly resold online

Digital payment services have long promised speed and ease, but the same systems are increasingly being manipulated for fraud.

Recorded Future’s Insikt Group researchers are now warning a new wave of fraud known as “ghost-tapping” has been spreading quickly across Southeast Asia and beyond since 2020.

The method allows scammers to load stolen payment details onto burner phones, which are then used for retail fraud.

How ghost-tapping works

Ghost-tapping relies on stolen payment card data ...