How to hack RFID-enabled Credit Cards for $8 (BBtv)
A number of credit card companies now issue credit cards with embedded RFIDs (radio frequency ID tags), with promises of enhanced security and speedy transactions.
But on today's episode of Boing Boing tv, hacker and inventor Pablos Holman shows Xeni how you can use about $8 worth of gear bought on eBay to read personal data from those credit cards -- cardholder name, credit card number, and whatever else your bank embeds in this manner.
Fears over data leaks from RFID-enabled cards aren't new, and some argue they're overblown -- but this demo shows just how cheap and easy the "sniffing" can be.
This episode is part of our ongoing series of interviews with some of the thinkers, hackers, and tinkerers at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference this year.
For more episodes of Boing Boing tv, visit tv.boingboing.net.
Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: boingboingtv
Length: 03:23
Rating: 4.693654
Views: 647712
Tags: Hack RFID credit card sniffer identity theft
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taragymable (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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taragymable (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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dn1440dn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thats crazy
PastisAndBuenri (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Could anyone tell me the brand/model of the device ??? Thanks on beforehand !
roadragecafe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The company is hedging the security risk against the complexity of implementing a *real* secure RFID solution. It's their own dime, since they are effectively "good for it" if any fraud occurs. Why is that an outrage?
RhinoBlindado (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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TheDustyCartridge (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Andy Dick is a haxor?
momothelemur (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@stealthtank91 no
ThePornoman5000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hahahah time to hack hahaha |
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