Re: RFID Flap Silences Security Researchers

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Here's another RFID article with some interesting links.
>
>      http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032907C.shtml


"Around 20 million credit cards now have RFID placed within them without the
knowledge of the consumer," she informed me. She said there is no sure-fire
way to protect your information short of "cutting up your credit cards."

Ah, perhaps, perhaps not.  A few seconds in a microwave does hideous things
to the metallic layer of a CD without affecting the plastic.  What will it
do to the fine metal traces of an RFID chip?  I'll have to look at my new
cards closely to see if there's an RFID chip.  Fortunately, they always send
two but we only use one so I could justify a little slicing and dicing if I
think I see a chip.

It's sounding more and more like metallized wallets and RFID sniffer
sniffing bracelets are in our future.

45.7M credit cards hacked from TJMaxx and Marshalls:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198701100

Also included in the lost data were 500K driver's license numbers stored
from customers who paid cash and returned or exchanged items.  I bought my
CFLs with cash and I would probably return them but I'd rather not provide
Home Depot with any more information than they already have about me.
Today, while filling a prescription the clerk asked for my driver's license
to ID me and then just copied it!  Whoa, Nellie!

Egghead died after their massive breach.  I expect TJX might very well
follow them to the corporate grave.

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Bobby G.