Long Range RFID Hacking Tool To Be Released At Black Hat 73
msm1267 writes "Next week at the Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas, a security researcher will release a modified RFID reader that can capture data from 125KHz low frequency RFID badges from up to three feet away. Previous RFID hacking tools must be within centimeters of a victim to work properly; this tool would allow an attacker or pen-tester to store the device inside a backpack and it would silently grab card data from anyone walking close enough to it.The researcher said the tool will be the difference between a practical and impractical attack, and that he's had 100 percent success rates in testing the device. Schematics and code will be released at Black Hat as well."
Plus it's built using an Arduino.
Re:Three feet away... (Score:3, Interesting)
At last year's BlackHat, a foil gum wrapper on one side of the badge was enough to block transmission.
If this more powerful emitter will somehow get past that, I recommend someone use this technology for beefing up regular readers; not to 3 feet, but at least to get the readers working reliably at 1".
An even better reader design would be to have a cage around the reader that shields the card from most directions when it is presented.