Xeni of Boing Boing, Boing Boing TV and internet fame shows us that anyone—including the shady looking dude behind you in line—can hack an RFID-enabled credit card for just US$8 worth of equipment. All it takes is US$8 and a trip to eBay to get a reader, which you can then take and flail around to read in people’s info. With their name, credit card number and expiration date, you can go online and get to shopping. Scary? Yes. But you can get around this hack if your wallet is made out of stainless steel or any similar material that won’t jab you in the arse when you sit down. [Boing Boing]
abul abed
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 6:30 PMHolly crap now we actually have a reason to be scared. Just make sure when you see a geeky guy walk next to you with a blue machine that beeps KNOCK HIM OUT! LOL!
Ian Fleming
Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 7:57 AMOh my god! Get your tinfoil out and fashion a cute little hat…or you can get an RFID shielding wallet or passport cover from http://www.RFIDBlockr.com
I gotta run…my black helicopter is waiting to pick me up ;)