Google Wallet fixes prepaid security bug

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McLovin

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Google has patched a hole in Google Wallet that could have allowed someone to access a user's funds simply by resetting the PIN and using a prepaid card.

The company said yesterday it has issued a fix that now prevents a prepaid card from being re-provisioned to another person. It has also restored the ability to issue new prepaid cards following a move over the weekend to disable the use of such cards.

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