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>> youre paid, you get your receipt, you move on. >> reporter: bypass the cash register and swipe your card on the smartphone. >> this is an iphone. >> an ipod, iphone, and also works with an ipad. youve gone into a big-box retailer, made a purchase, employee is here to help, you know, and you hand them your card, and they run the card through. >> reporter: and thats where shoppers are at risk. >> once a credit card transaction is run through, were able to steal them off, steal the credit card t...

Swipe your card on a smartphone. this is just an iphone. >> it will work with an ipad. youve gone into a big box retailer of some sort, made a purchase, employee is here to help you now, and you hand them your card, you run the card through. >> reporter: and thats where shoppers are at risk. >> once the credit card transactions are run through were able to steal the credit card transactions before theyre encrypted, if theyre not encrypting in the hardware. >> the problem isnt in the card swiper ...

Iphone. >> ipod, iphone. works with ipad. youve gone into a big box retailer, youve made a purchase, employees here to help you now, and you handed me your card, run the card through. >> reporter: and thats where shoppers are at risk. >> once a credit card transaction is run through, were able to steal the transactions if encrypted if theyre not encrypted in the hardware. >> reporter: the problem is in the software retailers are use to process your payments. in some cases, that software doesnt h...