First Experts, Now Students Cracking Into RFID
12 March, 2008
category: RFID
RFID chips made by a leading vendor were reportedly hacked by University of Virginia grad students and researchers.
The cracked chip, the MiFare Classic by Philips electronics spinoff NXP Semiconductors, was done to demonstrate that nothing more than “technical skill, a PC, and $1,000 on hand for easily found equipment is all that’s needed to clone your own subway pass,” according to a story posted by InformationWeek blogger George Hulme.