The problem is the lack of centralization - there should obviously only be one issuer of this ticket and thus just only one website / app to keep bug free.
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Deutschlandticket fraud stemmed from decentralization and weak controls: tickets were issued instantly on unverified SEPA debits, and a leaked or mismanaged signing key let attackers mint valid tickets at scale. Poor revocation and fragmented verification meant many fraudulent tickets still scanned as valid, enabling mass resale and huge losses.
Germany has missed the digitalisation train, but how long will it continue to miss it for?
At least, transparent issues like this one can only help.
The problem is the lack of centralization - there should obviously only be one issuer of this ticket and thus just only one website / app to keep bug free.
tl;dw please?
"Transcript" it's called :)
ChatGPT managed the following given the submitted source URL. Now let the mass downvoting of this comment begin, because several gods apparently forbid that we use computation to automate drudgery.
Deutschlandticket fraud stemmed from decentralization and weak controls: tickets were issued instantly on unverified SEPA debits, and a leaked or mismanaged signing key let attackers mint valid tickets at scale. Poor revocation and fragmented verification meant many fraudulent tickets still scanned as valid, enabling mass resale and huge losses.
This is a good concise summary, regardless of provenance.