RFID ePassports

Dependence on technology increases risk of snooping with electronic passports that depend on RFID chips. ...

... "The new ID options all feature some form of RFID tag. There is the chipped e-passport and the electronic PASS card: a credit-card sized ID that includes the owner’s photo and can be scanned through a pocket, wallet, or purse from 30 feet. " ...

Via New American: State Department Passport

RFID Security Breach

California lawmaker continues his crusade to protect the rights of RFID users. ...

... "Simitian said he learned firsthand the dangers of RFID technology during a demonstration showing how easy it is to steal data from his RFID-enabled state Senate ID. " ...

Via CNET: Data breach

Penalty for RFID Hacking

Hacking and performing RFID security research could become a crime in Nevada if this bill passes. ...

... "S.B. 125, would make it a Class 3 felony to possess, read, or capture another person's personal identifying information through RFID, subject to up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. " ...

Via CNET: Nevada bill

Harvest RFID from Oyster

RFID Wallet

Stainless steel wallet resists RFID hacks. ...

... "These woven threads produce strength that surpasses leather without being impervious to stretching or straining. It even passively resists RFID hacking. " ...

Via Mobile Magazine: Stainless Steel Wallets

RFID Tag Cloning

Ethical RFID hacking to expose security flaws ...

RFID Chip Clone

Vulnerability analysis by RSA and the University of Washington discusses use of RFID tag identifier to combat cloning activities. ...

... "Cloning: We report on the data format of Passport Cards and WA EDLs and demonstrate their apparent susceptibility to straightforward cloning into off-the-shelf EPC tags. " ...

Via RSA: EPC RFID Tags in Security Applications: Passport Cards, Enhanced Drivers Licenses, and Beyond (PDF)

CharlieCard RFID Hacks

MIT students detail subway hack strategies ...

Anatomy of Subway Hack, PDF

RFID Credit Card Threats

MiFare RFID Crack

Scientists show that MiFare RFID security can be hacked. ...

... "According to a newly published report by Nicolas Courtois, Karsten Nohl and Sean O'Neil, the encryption can be cracked in a few seconds on PC hardware, without the laborious precalculation of rainbow tables. " ...

Via heise: MiFare Classic RFID

RFID Credit Card Hacks

Boing-Boing demonstrates hacking of RFID credit cards ...

RFID Hacks Encrypted Smartcard

University of Virginia grad student is able to break the security of the RFID chips used in popular transit passes. ...

... "The popular chip that the trio dissected is called the MiFare Classic RFID chip and is manufactured by NXP Semiconductors, a Netherlands-based company. " ...

Via inRichmond: RFID smartcard encryption hacked

RFID Passport Hack

Details of RFID e-passport being hacked ...

... "using a Bluetooth antenna connected to an RFID reader, Laurie relayed details of his son's passport over a distance of 10 metres and through two walls to a laptop. " ...

Via Guardian Unlimited: Link