German hackers clone RFID e-passports

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abigsmurf @ Aug 3rd 2006 4:57PM

"it's also been revealed that hackers can get you info just by opening the passport and reading a few pages. The governments involved must be red faced!".

You have to get pretty close to a laptop do read RFID, you need something with a decent CPU to do the cracking as well as radio receivers and transmitters. It's not exactly a subtle thing to do in an airport

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