NUKE ‘EM GOOD
First the Dutch get their RFID e-passport system cracked, then VeriChip gets its “counterfeit proof” RFID implant copied by a pair of hackers in front of a live audience, and now some hackers in Germany have undermined some of the security behind the electronic passports that the United States and other countries are planning to implement this month. Lukas Grunwald did the honors this time, and says it took him about two weeks to figure out the hack, with most of his time spent reading the publicly available e-passport standards on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s official website. Since all countries will be adhering to the ICAO’s standard, his hack should work on other passports as well.
Not only did he clone the RFID, he was essentially able to re-program the passport so that it read like he was someone else.
My next passport is going in the microwave as soon as I get it. (You never know what kind of germs a passport may carry. Autoclaving in the microwave is an excellent way to kill all sorts of “bugs.”)
One Response to “NUKE ‘EM GOOD”
 Comment by Daryl Cobranchi August 4th, 2006 at 8:07 am |
Yeah, my musical tastes seem to be stuck in the ’80s. (Witness: “Wind Power” yesterday) |