Another EUSecWest NFC Trick: Ride the Subway For Free

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 20, 2012 @10:11AM from the she's-got-a-ticket-to-ride dept.

itwbennett writes "At the EUSecWest security conference in Amsterdam, researchers showed how their 'UltraReset' Android app can read the data from a subway fare card, store that information, and reset the card to its original fare balance. The researchers said that the application takes advantage of a flaw found in particular NFC-based fare cards that are used in New Jersey and San Francisco, although systems in other cities, including Boston, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Chicago and Philadelphia, could also be vulnerable."

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Re:Where can I.. by EGSonikku · 2012-09-20 10:40 · Score: 3, Funny

http://fbi.gov/

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Re:Not that hard, really by nedlohs · 2012-09-20 13:06 · Score: 4, Funny

"Here you are caught by security camera A231763 purchasing said ticket at a vending machine. And we know it is that ticket because as you can see a simple uncrop and we can see the serial number reflected in that window which is reflected in that water drop which is reflected on that man's hat."