How to hack RFID-enabled Credit Cards for $8 (BBtv)

February 5th, 2010 | by admin |

A number of credit card companies now issue credit cards with embedded RFIDs (radio frequency ID tags), with promises of enhanced security and speedy transactions.

But on today’s episode of Boing Boing tv, hacker and inventor Pablos Holman shows Xeni how you can use about $8 worth of gear bought on eBay to read personal data from those credit cards — cardholder name, credit card number, and whatever else your bank embeds in this manner.

Fears over data leaks from RFID-enabled cards aren’t new, and some argue they’re overblown — but this demo shows just how cheap and easy the “sniffing” can be.

This episode is part of our ongoing series of interviews with some of the thinkers, hackers, and tinkerers at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology conference this year.

For more episodes of Boing Boing tv, visit tv.boingboing.net.

Duration : 0:3:23


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  1. 25 Responses to “How to hack RFID-enabled Credit Cards for $8 (BBtv)”

  2. By 99Sorc on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    can be the same …
    can be the same thing…

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  5. By dxchitoh on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    hehehe ima try to …
    hehehe ima try to do this ,lol thanks for the info

  6. By metalclaw149473 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    a hacker? pfft, …
    a hacker? pfft, more like a thief.

  7. By 407buddy on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    OK, Family meeting …
    OK, Family meeting folks, need to cut cost, for starters bare bone essentials only, canceling all insurance policies (frauds anyway) walk away from credit cards (Fico: huge fraud), walk and bye bye underwater mortgage. Hey,…it’s just a pragmatic family business decision. Got the idea from the Wall Street too big to fail banks, I hear they are really good at it, loading up on ammo, start me a family weed/veggie garden, shop local, pop me a cool one and,..Oh, well it.

  8. By marist67ad on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    You can just find …
    You can just find the free download for it at ISOPlease[.]com ( Remove the [ ] ) I give this program a 9/10!

  9. By strawberrylaralara on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    Brilliant thanks …
    Brilliant thanks for the info

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  11. By tubewoodycool on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    No sherlock… …
    No sherlock… so ?

  12. By xfreakerx1 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    its R.F.I.D… …
    its R.F.I.D… not “ar-fed” dumb beeoch, and that guy aint getting any ass

  13. By kwvideo on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    This makes me not …
    This makes me not want a credit Card Now. Thanks for sharing.

  14. By Penguinishy on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    amen.
    amen.

  15. By JUGO49 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    this guy is not a …
    this guy is not a real hacker…………..hes using a mac thats all i need to say

  16. By olivertati on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    preste a atençaõ
    preste a atençaõ

  17. By MiraginXXX on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    Easiest mugging …
    Easiest mugging ever ! ..

  18. By PatriciaJohnson1984 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    Addicted to this TV …
    Addicted to this TV show Watch-Bones-Episodes.c* o m

  19. By TMWarMoth on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    standing in line at …
    standing in line at the store would be a perfect place to do this.

  20. By benjaminschneiderGL on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    WTF 8$ for an RFID …
    WTF 8$ for an RFID Reader?? I think even on ebay they cost like 100$..

  21. By 2Lenin on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    dam thats pretty …
    dam thats pretty neat

  22. By dellthinker on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    Believe me, and im …
    Believe me, and im not bragging but i know a few real life nerds. Not the intelligent type, the type who follow every single star trek episode and wait out side of conventions 4 months in advance living in tents. I used to work with this guy who did just that, had to be in his 30′s twas Pathetic. Ima Network Admin/Security junkie and i remind myself every time i use my computers/network that there are other important things like women and money and weed and strippers and ….. well you get it :D

  23. By iicekingak47 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    nerd gangs XD
    nerd gangs XD

  24. By iicekingak47 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    that’s because they …
    that’s because they know its harder to hack so that way they don’t get hacked :D

  25. By iicekingak47 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    a grate way to …
    a grate way to disguised it would to make it into some sorta belt buckle (it may not look right when scanning) but it might jest work (with some luck)

  26. By dellthinker on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    This method is too …
    This method is too risky unless someone figured a way to increase the RF signal to simultaneously grab data from thousands of CC’s. I’d rather just find ways to sql inject and gather bots and sniff out the cc info ;o)

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