"...presentation included a demonstration of the use of a malicious NFC device which, simply when placed close enough to a user's phone, resulted in a complete compromise of the phone, or what security people call "remote code execution."
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/wireless/240004386?
Extra links about NFC and enabled devices, which add more emphasis about the possibility of an NFC attack:
Near Field Communications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication
Windows Mobile 8 going NFC
http://nfctimes.com/news/microsoft-signals-support-telcos-its-nfc-enabled-mobile-wallet-windows-phone-8
Orange UK went NFC in 2011
http://nfctimes.com/sites/default/files/orange-factbox-june-12-3.jpg
France Telecom - Orange mobiles that are NFC enabled
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityzi.fr%2Fles-mobiles-cityzi&act=url
GSMA - Mobile NFC
According to the GSMA, "Mobile Network Operators(MNO) across the world are now rolling out NFC-based services, fuelling the next wave of mobile innovation. Commercial services are live in France, Japan, South Korea, Tanzania, Turkey and the UK."
http://www.gsma.com/mobilenfc/
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