The Square Reader has helped lower the barrier to entry for many small retailers keen to take payments on card. Now, though, new research reveals that it’s possible to turn one of the readers into a ...

When a gadget company sells its products for big bucks, it has every reason to refine its designs on an ongoing basis, making them ever more tempting to paying customers. But if the gizmo in question ...

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As a credit card payment-related device, the Square Reader accessory for iOS has maintained a decent track record in not falling victim to malicious hacks. Unfortunately, that might be about to change ...

New data suggests that those little Square readers can be hacked and turned into card skimmers in under 10 minutes. While a team of researchers claim to have discovered a way to disable the security ...

Mobile payments company Square is known for its signature glossy white credit card readers that plug into iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Credit cards in the U.S. will have embedded computer chips ...

Square first came to fame with a credit card reader you could plug into your iPhone jack. But next year, the company's signature device will be on its way to obsolescence as the U.S transitions to a ...