Recently, the UK and some other countries had introduced hi-tech biometric passports, claiming them to be impenetrable. But, Lukas Grunwald has proved them all wrong!
Grunwald, a consultant with a German security company, claims that he has developed a method for cloning the information stored in the new passports. He said that once cloned, the data can be transfered onto bank chips, which can then be implanted in fake passports. However, he maintained that the technique could not be used by criminals to deceit the authorities, because even if the data stored on the passport chip is not encrypted, any tempering will alert the authorities.
This puts a question mark on the increasing use of RFID, which is being used to keep a record and track everyday objects, such as store merchandise, livestock and security documents. In addition, it eclipses the US government’s plans for a national ID card that would contain much of the same information.
Recently, the UK and some other countries had introduced hi-tech biometric passports, claiming them to be impenetrable. But, Lukas Grunwald has proved them all wrong!
Grunwald, a consultant with a German security company, claims that he has developed a method for cloning the information stored in the new passports. He said that once cloned, the data can be transfered onto bank chips, which can then be implanted in fake passports. However, he maintained that the technique could not be used by criminals to deceit the authorities, because even if the data stored on the passport chip is not encrypted, any tempering will alert the authorities.
This puts a question mark on the increasing use of RFID, which is being used to keep a record and track everyday objects, such as store merchandise, livestock and security documents. In addition, it eclipses the US government’s plans for a national ID card that would contain much of the same information.
Recently, the UK and some other countries had introduced hi-tech biometric passports, claiming them to be impenetrable. But, Lukas Grunwald has proved them all wrong!
Grunwald, a consultant with a German security company, claims that he has developed a method for cloning the information stored in the new passports. He said that once cloned, the data can be transfered onto bank chips, which can then be implanted in fake passports. However, he maintained that the technique could not be used by criminals to deceit the authorities, because even if the data stored on the passport chip is not encrypted, any tempering will alert the authorities.
This puts a question mark on the increasing use of RFID, which is being used to keep a record and track everyday objects, such as store merchandise, livestock and security documents. In addition, it eclipses the US government’s plans for a national ID card that would contain much of the same information.
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