RFIDNews | Hackers to track themselves

Friday, May 16, 2008

Attendees at this summer’s The Last HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference will be issued unusual name tags along with their registration packets.

Each name tag will be embedded with an RFID tag. The tags will track individuals’ movements on large monitors placed throughout the convention’s meeting space. The result, say organizers, will be the first time the general public “will be able to participate in the transparent operation of a major RFID tracking program.”

Convention-goers will be invited to do more than just be observed. They are encouraged to use their hacking skills to infiltrate the RFID system, testing its vulnerabilities, protecting their privacy or data-mining for information about other participants.

Organizers hope that the competitive, game-like atmosphere will inspire the hackers to expose and explore the security issues faced by RFID designers and users as the technology develops.

The Last HOPE will be held from July 18 to 20 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.

El Paso school district plagued by group of hackers

The El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) could have compromised the personal information of nearly 7,000 students, reports a local news channel.

An online group of hackers, calling themselves the Host Bustorz, claimed to have hacked into the school district’s database and now have access to the names, ethnicities, student ID numbers and Social Security Numbers of nearly 7,000 students.

Alabama schools in pilot program to track students riding buses

The Huntsville, Ala. school district is conducting a pilot program that will track when and where students get on and off the bus. Currently, three schools–an elementary, middle and high school–are involved in the pilot.

Cirque demos NFC-enabled computer track pad

Salt Lake City-based Cirque demonstrated a prototype of its NFC-enabled GlidePoint computer track pad at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to Engadget.

Illinois high school tests program to track bus riders

Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill., is piloting a program that can track students on school buses. The goal is to increase safety while determining more efficient bus routes. The school rolled out the program in late January that provides each student with a card that the student uses as he enters or exits a school bus.

RFID protects Islam beliefs, maintains food quality

The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announced a pilot project to track ‘halal’ food products through the use of RFID technology, according to The Brunei Times.

UCR cyber attack affects 5,000 students and campus visitors

University of California Riverside (UCR) is in the process of investigating an incident which may have lead to hackers gaining access to more than 5,000 individual credit/debit card numbers.

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