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From
05/12/2010 05:47:19
Neil Mc Donald
Cencom Systems P/L
The Sun, Australia
 
 
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03/12/2010 22:50:18
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Politics
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The use of RFID in Credit Cards requires a Physical "Accept Scan" button on the card so that you control the scanning.

>For about an hour he patrolled Beale Street, looking for RFID chips to read, and credit card information to steal.
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>"There you go," said Augustinowicz scanning one willing participant's wallet. "It's a MasterCard," he explained looking at the man's credit card number and expiration date pop up on the screen.
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>Even scarier, Augustinowicz says bad guys could work a crowd, stealing numbers and then e-mail them anywhere in the world.
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>"After a game here I could literally pull couple thousand cards," Augustinowicz explained to a group of women visiting from Chicago.
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>Using just an off-the-shelf card reader, Augustinowicz explained he could swipe credit card numbers, expiration dates, and in some cases, even people's names.
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>It's enough, Augustinowicz says, to do damage.
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>"We've done it," he insisted. "We've picked up the phone, called 800 numbers, ordered stuff under a fake name, shipped it to a foreclosed home and the product comes in the mail."
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Regards N Mc Donald
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