According to the Register, Dutch researchers have managed to hack into their compulsory, biometric ID cards.
The crack is attributed to Delft smartcard security specialist Riscure, which here explains that an attack can be executed from around 10 metres and the security broken, revealing date of birth, facial image and fingerprint, in around two hours. Riscure notes that that the speed of the crack is aided by the Dutch passport numbering scheme being sequential.
According to the Dutch Interior Ministry ways to improve the security of the passport are being looked at. But note that they say "improve", not "fix".
How long would it take to hack into the ones over here?
30 January, 2006
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