RFID Poses Virus Threat

GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
edited March 2006 in Science & Tech
Scientists at a Dutch university have released findings which show that RFID tags could carry a virus which would then spread to the underlying database when an infected tag is scanned.
"Everyone working on RFID technology has tacitly assumed that the mere act of scanning an RFID tag cannot modify back-end software and certainly not in a malicious way. Unfortunately, they are wrong," the scientists said in a paper.

"An RFID tag can be infected with a virus and this virus can infect the back-end database used by the RFID software. From there it can be easily spread to other RFID tags," they said.

As a result, it is possible that criminals or militants could use an infected RFID tag to upset airline baggage handling systems with potentially devastating consequences, they said.
It's a double-whammy of privacy threat and virus threat! Go RFID!

Source: Reuters

Comments

  • Unknown
    edited March 2006
    RFID

    real frakin idiotic device
  • Unknown
    edited March 2006
    why doesn't my name show up...it's ryko over here?
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    You posted from the front page? That's my guess. The Front Page reply seems to make everyone a guest.:scratch:
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited March 2006
    Maybe some young enterprising person can make a virus that makes any purchase by a SM member of rfid tagged merchandise cost us only $1. :D
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