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I don't get the New York subway reference. Could you give more details/link to an article?
by 5560675260 6y ago
I don't get the New York subway reference. Could you give more details/link to an article?
- csnover 6y agoThey are probably thinking of the MBTA CharlieCard[0][1], which was cracked by MIT students. The MBTA sued them to try to keep them from presenting their research at DEFCON. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharlieCard#Security_concerns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharlieCard#Security_concerns [1] https://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2008/03/06/t_card_has_security_flaw_says_researcher/ https://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2008/03/06/t_ca...
- teekert 6y agoI remember reading a story here about (New York's) subway system and a copied master-key that got around. Can't find it here, but If found this: [0] [0] https://www.nj.com/news/2010/04/master_keys_to_nyc_subway_jeop.html https://www.nj.com/news/2010/04/master_keys_to_nyc_subway_je...
- csnover 6y agoThat does actually make more sense, given the OP’s comment about master keys leaking. I remembered the CharlieCard thing because it was a pretty big deal at the time, and I couldn’t find anything relevant about MTA when I searched, so assumed it was a misremembering since this all happened over a decade ago. Thanks for the link! (I wonder what the outcome was of New York’s audit…)