Expert Warns on E-Passport Security

Iria · Aug 6, 2006, 04:05 AM

Source: ABC News
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LAS VEGAS Aug 5, 2006 (AP)— Electronic passports being introduced in the U.S. and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned.

A demonstration late Friday by German computer security expert Lukas Grunwald showed how personal information stored on the documents could be copied and transferred to another device.

It appeared to contradict assurances by officials in government and private industry that the electronic information stored in passports could not be duplicated.

Aug 6, 2006, 04:05 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Expert Warns on E-Passport Security Source: ABC News _________ LAS VEGAS Aug 5, 2006 (AP)— Electronic passports being introduced in the U.S. and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned. A demonstration late Friday by German computer security expert Lukas Grunwald showed how personal information stored on the documents could be copied and transferred to another device. It appeared to contradict assurances by officials in government and private industry that the electronic information stored in passports could not be duplicated.