Cloning Passports A Cinch, Say Bloggers
18 December, 2006
category: Government, RFID, Transit
Just when you thought the whole passport-cloning concerns had died down a bit, online blogs have resurrected the issue amid heightened concerns over terror and national security.
Using an RFID reader sourced off eBay for €200, along with some some software, Grunwald is able to read the RFID token in the ePassport and download it all into a blank chip. The end product is a flawless copy (from the point of view of another RFID reader).