25C3: Many RFID cards poorly encrypted

25C3: Many RFID cards poorly encrypted http://api.postrank.com – Karsten Nohl, the security investigator who had a big hand in cracking NXP's Mifare Classic chips, says many RFID smartcards from other manufacturers are also vulnerable to a simple hacker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:29:52

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25C3: Many RFID Cards Poorly Encrypted

Via Heise Security -Karsten Nohl, the security investigator who had a big hand in cracking NXP's Mifare Classic chips, says many RFID smartcards from other manufacturers are also vulnerable to a simple hacker attack. He told the 25th Chaos Communication Congress (25C3) in Berlin that "Almost all RFID cards use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:28:00

LEGIC moves forward in India gaining credential manufacturer APK-ID as new license partner

Zurich, November 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless Smart Card Technology for personal identification, ... gains the largest manufacturer of RFID products in India as a new licence partner. In future, APK-ID will increasingly purchase LEGIC transponders and provide contactless identification inlets [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:45:46

Face Recognition Vending Machines Sell Cigarettes to Magazine Pics, Yen Portraits

Last May, we were acquainted with the Fuijitaka Child Check System technology equipped on age-verifying vending machines selling cigarettes in Japan. These machines fitted with RFID cards can allegedly recognize which ... to pay for the packs--how convenient! Fujitaka, the manufacturer of these age-verifying vending [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 02:59:33

Concept: Motorola Sparrow

  Motorola, world’s leading cell phone manufacturer, has come up with a new concept of Motorola Sparrow, ... -functional handset: mobile point-of-service device, credit card reader, scanner, RFID (Radio-frequency identification) reader and, of course, a mobile phone. Similar Posts:Motorola Releases Q9e Motorola [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 17:28:11

Payment ‘Stickers’ Debut In Denver

Bank Technology News-Supported by card association initiatives, many issuers are eager to jump into NFC ... and infrastructure upgrades to include specialized two-way RFID chips on handsets. That puts the onus of ROI ... allowing issuers to, essentially, go it alone. Last fall, a semiconductor manufacturer responsible [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 19:27:52

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