tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post115367275726713873..comments2023-10-26T00:58:20.327-07:00Comments on Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds: RFID Hacked Again and Vendor Says it's as Safe as Anything in Your Wallet!Ed Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17591588411216721185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-82318244469593318932007-09-02T19:19:00.000-07:002007-09-02T19:19:00.000-07:00Everyone seems to assume that criminals are all ge...Everyone seems to assume that criminals are all geeks. When the common thug sees a person walk through a secure door without delay, it won't take long for him to find a way to retrieve the device, with a knife...oops...wrong arm...let me try the other one...oops...wrong again. Does this device come with Onstar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1153786144292684602006-07-24T17:09:00.000-07:002006-07-24T17:09:00.000-07:00"The basic problem with RFID is surreptitious acce..."The basic problem with RFID is surreptitious access to ID," said Bruce Schneier security technologist, author and chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security, a technology security consultancy. "The odds are zero that RFID passport technology won't be hackable."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1153783736020134192006-07-24T16:28:00.000-07:002006-07-24T16:28:00.000-07:00Doon't assume VeriChip technology will be used on ...Doon't assume VeriChip technology will be used on passports. VeriChip provides no encryption whatsoever. US Passports will have encryption.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Saying RFID is not secure is like saying Ethenet is not secure. Encryption is needed.<BR/><BR/>The problem is doing it on a 10 cent part.<BR/>Contactless Smart Cards with encryption cost 10-30 times the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1153719110306518652006-07-23T22:31:00.000-07:002006-07-23T22:31:00.000-07:00- "We can't verify what they may or may not have d...- "We can't verify what they may or may not have done" sez VeriChip spokesman John Procter - <BR/><BR/> - "Their Web site claims that it cannot be counterfeited" sez Annalee Newitz - <BR/><BR/>Perhaps people should write to the U.S. State Department about this since they plan to start issuing passports with RFID chips in August. - <BR/><BR/>~~~~~<BR/><BR/>OK - I'm back - Went to: http://www.state.gov/ - Hit 'Contact Us' towards the bottom - Clicked Email a question/comment tab and sent them this:<BR/>~~~~~<BR/>Evidently Verichip's RFID chips are radio frequency devices that will be placed in passports this coming August. Will the information on these chips be susceptible to hacking by crooks and terrorists?<BR/><BR/>Will the State Department double check the veracity of Verichip Corp claim RFID chips are safe from hacking prior to their use in passports in August? Even if shown to be problematic will they be used?<BR/><BR/>Please check this website <BR/>- http://fraudwar.blogspot.com/2006/07/rfid-hacked-again-and-vendor-says-its.html - or this <BR/>-<BR/>http://blogs.reuters.com/2006/07/22/high-tech-cloning/<BR/>-<BR/><BR/><BR/>If you do not want to click on the link please type the following into Google - Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds RFID hack - Number one hit should do it...<BR/><BR/>If these chips are used in passports and can easily be hacked with wireless devices how many lawsuits will it take before the chips are removed?<BR/>~~~~~<BR/><BR/>Off to Whitehouse.gov to ship the message to the Whitehouse.prying1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709268799890083117noreply@blogger.com