U.K. researchers devise smart-card hack

Iria · Feb 6, 2007, 04:03 PM

Source: News.com
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Two Cambridge researchers have created a scenario in which hackers can bypass the latest bank-card security measures.

Saar Drimer and Steven Murdoch, members of the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, demonstrated last month how they could modify a supposedly tamper-proof chip-and-PIN payment terminal to play Tetris.

They have now extended the hack to demonstrate how they can compromise the system by relaying card information between a genuine card and a fake one.

Feb 6, 2007, 04:03 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	U.K. researchers devise smart-card hack Source: News.com _________ Two Cambridge researchers have created a scenario in which hackers can bypass the latest bank-card security measures. Saar Drimer and Steven Murdoch, members of the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, demonstrated last month how they could modify a supposedly tamper-proof chip-and-PIN payment terminal to play Tetris. They have now extended the hack to demonstrate how they can compromise the system by relaying card information between a genuine card and a fake one.