It's been known for some time that there are security issues associated with the increasing use of RFID tags in credit cards, but this past weekend afforded a fresh demonstration of just how easy it is for hackers to take advantage of them. . Onstage at the Shmoocon hacker conference in Washington, D.C., Recursion Ventures security researcher Kristin Paget used about $350 in equipment to wirelessly read a volunteer's RFID-enabled credit card and then encode its key data onto a blank card, as described Monday by Forbes. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . Uncover the alarming simplicity with which cybercriminals can manipulate RFID-enabled payment cards using basic tools, as demonstrated at Shmoocon.. RFID Technology, Credit Card Exploits, Wireless Hacking Techniques. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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