Can a Man in the Middle attack on NFC be prevented by programming when working with NFC?

I have done research on how to authenticate NFC tags. Seeing how you can use digital signatures, or a hidden key on newer NFC tags, it seems safe. However none of it would prevent a Man in the Middle attack where a device can… Continue reading Can a Man in the Middle attack on NFC be prevented by programming when working with NFC?

BSides Las Vegas, iMessage Exploit, 5G and Stingray Surveillance

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for August 12th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: My summary of last week’s BSides Las Vegas security conference, how a single text message to your iPhone could get you hacked,… Continue reading BSides Las Vegas, iMessage Exploit, 5G and Stingray Surveillance

Identifying and cloning NFC Card double size UID – type mifare plus 7 byte 2k or classic 7 byte 1k

I am trying to clone/write copies of an NFC card. I am using an ACR122U-A9 receiver and running nfc-tools on a kali linux VM.

The card I am trying to clone is identified as a Mifare Classic 1k tag
ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps), UID SIZE: Doub… Continue reading Identifying and cloning NFC Card double size UID – type mifare plus 7 byte 2k or classic 7 byte 1k

Teardown: VeriFone MX 925CTLS Payment Terminal

Regular Hackaday readers may recall that a little less than a year ago, I had the opportunity to explore a shuttered Toys “R” Us before the new owners gutted the building. Despite playing host to the customary fixture liquidation sale that takes place during the last death throes of such …read more

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EzLarm forces you out of bed using an app and a tag

Most of us are guilty of repeatedly hitting the snooze bar on our alarm clocks and going back to sleep, which is why we’ve seen devices that won’t stop ringing (or even electrocuting) until they’re taken to a remotely-located docking station…. Continue reading EzLarm forces you out of bed using an app and a tag