RFID Skimming
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RFID Skimming:
Wireless pickpockets are now using special antennas to steal your identity from up to several hundred meters. This lens is for the purpose of making the Internet public aware of this new threat to everyone's identity.
<== Standard PayWave contactless reader supplied by credit card companies.
What is a RFID Skimming operation?
Many criminal identity theft operations are "going wireless". With the right skimmer (hardware), a Skimmer (operator) can get started harvesting identities.
Skimmers can go into night clubs, busy shopping malls and sports arenas. From there, the Skimmer is in a target-rich environment.
A hardware skimming device with a small antenna can be hid in the Skimmer's hand and ported to a PDA. Once the data has been collected, the Skimmer goes back to their evil liar (read parents basement) and decodes that information.
Larger skimming operations can use specialized antenna to harvest the data from up to 2 kilometers away. A van can be parked near a highway during rush hour and commuters MiFare cards, credit cards, library cards and door passes can be harvested remotely.
Skimmers can go into night clubs, busy shopping malls and sports arenas. From there, the Skimmer is in a target-rich environment.
A hardware skimming device with a small antenna can be hid in the Skimmer's hand and ported to a PDA. Once the data has been collected, the Skimmer goes back to their evil liar (read parents basement) and decodes that information.
Larger skimming operations can use specialized antenna to harvest the data from up to 2 kilometers away. A van can be parked near a highway during rush hour and commuters MiFare cards, credit cards, library cards and door passes can be harvested remotely.
What it takes to build a skimmer:
This list is provided for educational purposes only, don't try this at home!
The following equipment needed to perform a wireless RFID Skimming operation is publicly available on the Internet.
Many criminal identity theft operations are "going wireless". With the right skimmer, an operator can get started harvesting identities.
Many criminal identity theft operations are "going wireless". With the right skimmer, an operator can get started harvesting identities.
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1 Mid-level electronics Geek with an average skill set.
1 200 feet of copper wire
1 Basic Breadboard
1 small project enclosure
1 resistors, capacitors, etc.
2 hours of googling everything you
need to do the rest.
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Final Thought...
I hope to update this lens frequently as new developments occur in the world of RFID skimming. The best advice I can give you is use common sense. Shred your mail, keep informed and check you credit at least once a year.
Next week I will be adding some links to services that will help protect you from the plague of identity theft.
Thank you.
Next week I will be adding some links to services that will help protect you from the plague of identity theft.
Thank you.
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LuckyLiberty
Dec 20, 2007 @ 12:11 am | delete
- Lots of really good information on here. Did you know that there is a device made in the USA that a friend of mine bought that stops RFID skimming? I think it's called the Armadillo Dollar. With the new driver's licenses coming out with RFID to monitor us, I am definitely going to get one!
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