The Age of the RFID Virus?

Posted Mar 15th 2006 2:02PM by Brian White
Filed under: RFID, Software, Hardware, Business

Well, we knew this was coming - it was just a matter of time before someone announced that RFID chips, as they stand now, could be "infiltrated" by a virus. With hardly any memory (at least current commercial designs), why would anyone want to infect an RFID chip with a virus? What is the motivation?

To diffuse its use, perhaps? Well, if in short time we are all shopping at Wal-Mart with our virus propagation scanners in our pockets zinging out RFID chips in the aisles, is this a huge threat to the upcoming popularity of RFID use in retail or even other areas? How destructive can an RFID virus's payload be? We are sure to find out, and since RFID was designed with little to no security, we'll see how this affects the RFID marketplace. My guess - not much, at least initially.

Reader Comments

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1. Viruses on RFID chips could be a disaster if your WALMART.

If the virus impede the ability of the RFID to be tracked at a choke-point, or change its basic information, you have a serious mess in the making.

This is not good news at all.

Posted at 7:57PM on Mar 15th 2006 by The Undude

2. RFID Virus that sounds little wired.
http://www.essenrfid.com/

Posted at 7:34AM on Aug 17th 2010 by Essen RFID News

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