‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes
By Rab Bakari • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Tech
E-Passports Can Be Hacked and Cloned in Minutes
A computer researcher proved it by cloning the chips in two British passports and then implanting digital images of Osama bin Laden and a suicide bomber. Both passports passed as genuine by UN approved passport reader software. The entire process took less than an hour.
If it involves electronics; then it can be reverse-engineered!
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