Legal threat forces cancellation of Black Hat RFID hacking demo

Another Black Hat conference, another vulnerability disclosure brouhaha. IOActive's Chris Paget's plan to explain why RFID technology is "insecure and untrustworthy" has run into a legal stumbling block after secure card maker HID Corp. raised objections in a letter that claims possible patent infringement.

InfoWorld's Paul Roberts is reporting that HID sent a letter to IOActive ahead of tomorrow's Black Hat Federal demo, a strong hint that the company might attempt to block Paget's presentation.

So far, no legal action has been taken against IOActive, Paget or CMP Media, the owners of the Black Hat confab. "We're prepared for the worst," said conference organizer Jeff Moss.