Dutch Police Arrest Two Over NFC Relay Attacks That Drained More Than $400,000 From Bank Accounts

Dutch authorities arrested two men over a bank helpdesk fraud scheme that stole more than €380,000 from the accounts of 170 victims. The scheme used AI-generated audio, impersonation of a bank employee, and an application that extracted data from victims’ debit-card NFC chips. The stolen information was then used to withdraw money from ATMs.