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RFID Security News

Dec 8, 2008California outlaws RFID tag skimming
Dec 8, 2008Oyster card hack details revealed
Nov 25, 2008Passport cards called security vulnerability
Nov 25, 2008New IDs to speed border crossings
Nov 22, 2008RFID deployment moving forward despite security flaws
Oct 24, 2008US Border Cards Hacked
Oct 18, 2008Identity Stronghold HSPD-12 Badge Safety Lawsuit
Oct 18, 2008New York State Enhanced DMV Photo Document
Oct 18, 2008Mythbusters episode on rfid security squashed by credit-card companies
Jul 27, 2008RFID Olympic tickets good for security but potential mayhem at the turnstiles

RFID Security Videos

RFID Skimmer Demonstrated

"Personnel member walks on the street and is sniffed wirelessly"

E-Passports Compromised

"The manipulated information is displayed without any alarms going off. The exploitation of this loophole is trivial and can be verified using thc-epassport."

RFID Skimmer Demonstrated

"...theves can steal information from your wallet, without you even knowing about it...that beeping indicates a sucessful skim..."

Visa, MasterCard and American Express RFID Credit Cards Hacked

"...we use an off the shelf RFID reader to obtain the full name of the card holder, the credit card number and the expiration date..."

RFID Skimmer Demonstrated

"We are able to decrypt the data by getting a reader for $8...on the screen what I'm seeing is the card number, experiation date, name on the card."

California Government ID Cards Hacked

"...the experiment illustrated just how easy it is for a hacker to read those radio frequency identification cards from a few feet away. If you can read someone's information, then literally in a mater of seconds clone someone's card and pass yourself off as them, imagine the mischief that people can do..."

US e-Passport Vulnerabilities

"...terrorists with portable RFID scanners could easily target Americans traveling abroad..."

e-Passport Attack Example

"...this vulnerability represents targeted physical attack against American citizens... this may allow terrorists to craft explosives that only detonate when a citizen of a certain country is near by..."