RFID Flap Silences Security Researchers
"New research into security vulnerabilities in radio frequency identification cards made by technology giant HID Global has been pulled from the lineup at an East Coast security conference this week.
Researchers from Seattle-based security provider IOActive were planning to detail a technique they developed to clone the credentials stored on certain RFID cards made by HID. The company was expected to present the findings Wednesday at the Black Hat Federal security conference in Crystal City, Va. However, IOActive last Thursday was contacted by HID attorneys, who claimed the researchers were infringing on HID's intellectual property.
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Paget said he built the cloning device mostly using information from HID's publicly filed patents and materials that anyone could purchase off of eBay for about $20."
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