Sunday, March 18, 2007

RFID Hacking

Oh, the vulnerabilities...

Annalee Newitz has a great article in Wired (052006, p 167) on the RFID-hacking underground. From changing library book tags to using cream cheese to open your hotel room door.

"While You Were Reading This, Someone Ripped You Off. They can steal your smartcard, lift your passport, jack your car, even clone the chip in your arm. And you won't feel a thing. 5 tales from the RFID-hacking underground."
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.05/rfid.html

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