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by cjunky 5y ago
Loads, you can find details by googling for “RFID weapons management” and so on. Everything from small arms & long guns to rockets and even airplanes.
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by cjunky 5y ago
For additional context most manufacturers state the longest you can read passive EPC Gen 2 tags is about 30 feet. We were able to build a device that allowed reads at over 200 feet and could have easily done more. EPC Gen 2 was designed to
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Long range tracking of RFID taggged weapons with $100 of tech(apnews.com)
8 points by cjunky 5y ago|6 comments
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by cjunky 5y ago
Research by Kristin Paget and Marc Rogers shows that the RFID tagging used by branches of military to inventory weapons can be tracked at range.
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by cjunky 12y ago
That depends on who and why. A skilled person or organization yes. Obtaining the latent prints probably isn't the hard part, I imagine stealing someones trash would be enough for that. The tricky part is making a clone accurate and det
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by cjunky 12y ago
completely agree!
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by cjunky 12y ago
+1
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by cjunky 12y ago
Actually CCC and I hacked the 5s at the same time using different techniques. They won the prize in the end but honestly that wasn't the point to why I did it and the guys at CCC are friends of mine.
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by cjunky 12y ago
a four digit pin? not much. A strong passphrase? quite a lot actually. It means they cant get access to your data without your cooperation.
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by cjunky 12y ago
if someone has your phone and the ability to acquire/demand your fingerprints do you seriously think they arent? I agree that its only likely as a targeted attack though. This isn't the sort of thing you will see street criminals
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by cjunky 12y ago
You could always set up one pin/passcode for two factor auth and then use a separate passphrase as a fallback to unlock the device. It woould be much better security that way. Also while we are on the subject using a short pincode to u
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by cjunky 12y ago
I completely agree. While two factor auth is probably overkill for just unlocking a device to many people, I would like to at least have the option. One of my concerns is that if your device is ever taken by an organization that has the abi
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iPhone 6 TouchID hack(blog.lookout.com)
52 points by cjunky 12y ago|45 comments
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by cjunky 13y ago
Its interesting that since publishing this at least two other bits of smartphone based mining malware has appeared. clearly these malware authors have too much time on their hands I mean unless you harness multiple thousands of smartphones
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Coinkrypt – cryptocoin mining malware that didnt work(blog.lookout.com)
6 points by cjunky 13y ago|4 comments
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Cryptocoin Mining malware (wired.com)
3 points by cjunky 13y ago|0 comments
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by cjunky 13y ago
Anyone that believes they "simply found" those coins should PM me about a bridge I have for sale.
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by cjunky 13y ago
Really? Thats your take away? That the word hacker has many meanings? Sure the word hacker has different meanings to different people. Thats not really up for debate. What's interesting to me how its slowly becoming acceptable to be a
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In from the cold: the mainstream rehabilitation of the 'hacker'(theguardian.com)
1 points by cjunky 13y ago|2 comments