[Gllug] Oyster cards vulnerable?

[Caroline Ford]

On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 11:16 +0000, Dan Kolb wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 02:25:14AM +0000, Christopher Hunter wrote:
> > 
> > Oyster Cards were cracked a while ago.  They are surprisingly crude
> > things.  If TfL had spent another tuppence per card, they could have had
> > one with proper encryption.  Instead, they chose the cheapest option...
> 
> So, folks, watch out for anyone trying to sneakily hold an RFID reader to your
> pocket....
> 
> Dan

Like you'd notice on the tube..

Caroline

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