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RFID Threat - TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog
A completely different category of threats arises when hackers or criminals cause valid RFID tags to behave in unexpected (and generally malicious) ways. Typically, computer-bound or mobile RFID readers query RFID tags for their unique identifier or on-tag data, which often serves as a database key or launches some real-world activity. For example, when an RFID reader at a supermarket checkout counter reads the tag on a product, the software driving it could add the item scanned to the list of the customer's purchases, tallying up the total after all products have...
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Hacking RFID Payment Cards Made Possible with Android App
We recently encountered a high-risk Android app detected as ANDROIDOS_STIP.A in Chile. This app, found distributed through forums and blogs, can be used to hack into the user's RFID bus transit card to recharge the credits. What is the mechanism behind this, and what is the security risk of RFID payment cards in general?
Paying via RFID cards is becoming more popular nowadays as more mobile...
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Security Issues with RFID Cards
Because it is widely used, it's no surprise that that RFID cards have become targeted by attacks. Take for instance the recent Tarjeta bip! card hacking incident in Chile. These cards are MIFARE-based smartcards; MIFARE refers to a family of chips widely used in contactless smart cards and proximity cards.
Figure 1. MIFARE devices
Looking at the code of the...
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