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How to hack RFID-enabled Credit Cards for $8 (BBtv)

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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: 4.67
Views: 166524

Tags: card  credit  Hack  identity  RFID  sniffer  theft  

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scjason420 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wow. awesome. i cant even get a passport without getting tracked now. sweet.
RRRRussia (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
if you were going to brute force the pin number you wouldnt need a random number generator. just a counter that goes from 1 to 10^4. the problem is the time/method of testing each combination. it would be a lot more difficult than you might think.
l0uds0undz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
walk up behind weezy and sweep that shit behind his ass & tell em NO HOMO... go home, u got whatever u like
BrutusCass (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yeap! This Biometrics and RFID stuff is really dumb, you will just make it much easier to have all your id stolen.
killyourselfBRAFFER (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is pablos holman, he's a hacker
blackpower911 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
whats that thing called?
josesponyz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
is it true?
TriggerBoxes (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wtf!?! 1337 H4x0r
tuttt99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Chase tried to foist one of those chipped cards on me. Since my existing non-chipped card is valid for 2 more years, I decided to cut up the chipped card and stick the pieces in the microwave. Made a nice fireworks show complete with sound effects. Bye bye chip. Called up Chase and told them never to send me a chipped card again. Also said if the only choice is a chipped card when my old card expires, then I will close my account
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